Durango restaurant owners file lawsuit against Polis, health departments
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CJ’s Diner wants courts to overturn COVID-19 guidelines limiting their business By Patrick Armijo Education, business & real estate reporter
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 4:17 PM Updated: Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 9:59 PM Jerry Martinez, co-owner of CJ’s Diner, is suing Gov. Jared Polis, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and San Juan Basin Public Health. He claims public health orders, Polis’ executive orders and the state’s Disaster Emergency Act all infringe on his constitutional rights. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file
Durango restaurant owners file lawsuit against Polis, health departments
People reported fatigue, insomnia, memory loss, shortness of breath and more, the county epidemiologist said. Author: Noel Brennan Updated: 6:41 PM MST January 12, 2021
PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. Before Pitkin County s board of health voted Monday to close indoor dining and move the county to Level Red status on the state s COVID-19 dial, health leaders let data do the talking.
“Fifty percent of people in Pitkin County who have tested positive continue to have these long-term, ongoing, lingering effects of [COVID-19], said Jordana Sabella with Pitkin County Public Health.
Sabella gave a presentation of staff recommendations to the board of health before members voted unanimously to pass new COVID-19 restrictions in the county.
Monument passes resolution condemning unconstitutional limitations by governor
The town will no longer recognize Colorado s COVID restrictions
In a 7-0 vote, the Town of Monument passed a resolution Monday night that condemns the unconstitutional limitations imposed by Gov. Jared Polis.
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MONUMENT â In a 7-0 vote, the Town of Monument passed a resolution Monday night that condemns the unconstitutional limitations imposed by Gov. Jared Polis.
The passed resolution states it serves as a way of reasserting the rights of the town and will not support COVID restrictions that would shut down businesses.
The document cites that the governor altered restrictions without regard to their purpose of health and safety on Jan. 4, the day the state health department moved counties originally under Level Red to Level Orange after Polis made a request.
MONUMENT • Town trustees declared actions taken by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis in response to the COVID-19 pandemic unconstitutional during a special meeting Monday night, asking the governor to reclassify