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RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK’S SUGGESTED MODIFICATIONS TO THE RESTORE ILLINOIS PLAN
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WHEREAS, in late 2019, an outbreak of novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) occurred in China and quickly spread across the globe; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park cares deeply for the health and well-being of everyone who works in, lives in, or visits the Village of Orland Park and recognizes the need for enhanced safety precautions to protect the public health during these unprecedented times; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park believes individuals and businesses have been, and will continue to, self-regulate by following recommendations concerning physical distancing and increased attention to personal and area sanitation measures; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, using publicly available science, data and modeling know Covid-19 effects are heavily concentrated in older citizens and those with serious comorbidities, and strongly encourage individuals and families who are most at risk to take extra measures to protect themselves, including extending their self-isolation, maintaining their social distancing, and unfailingly following CDC guidelines until effective treatments are proven and widely available as vaccines are being developed; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, using publicly available science and data can show the actual infection rate for Covid-19 has been consistently less than 20% of all people tested at both the national and local level, and less than 20% of that group develops symptoms or needs hospitalization, indicating that the trajectory of this disease in the population is far below the initial “worst case” models, on which many emergency orders were based; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park is limited to using publicly available data because the State has not shared its n...
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