Sunday 29 March 2020

Re: [cobirds] Interpretation of state-wide Public Health Order

Read all the way through the article.  It is aimed at DENVER residents.  Here's the appropriate sentence (from the article, anyway)— the next-to-last "paragraph":

You might be thinking, "Well hold on a second, Gov. Jared Polis said hiking was fine!" Unfortunately for Denver residents, the stricter restrictions are what apply, so in this particular case, the city and county order trumps the statewide order.

The State's order (under "Definitions") reads:

3. Engaging in outdoor activity, such as, by way of example and without limitation,
walking, hiking, nordic skiing, snowshoeing, biking or running. For purposes of
outdoor activity, State parks will remain open to the public to engage in walking,
hiking, biking, running, and similar outdoor activities but all playgrounds, picnic
areas, other similar areas conducive to public gathering, and attended areas shall
be closed. Additionally, the permitted outdoor activities in this PHO do not
include activities that would violate the Social Distancing Requirements

If there is another, more authoritative, ruling (than "TheKnow"), I'll be welcome to hear/read it.  In the meantime, I'll stick with Polis' order, not Hancock's. But, the state's order replaces both Boulder County's, as well as the Ti-County Health Department's orders.

Gary Brower
Unincorporated Arapahoe County (thankfully!)



On Mar 28, 2020, at 11:36 PM, Thomas Heinrich <teheinrich@gmail.com> wrote:

Just happened to find this relevant article on the Denver Post website:


Thomas Heinrich
Boulder, CO

On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 10:55 PM Susan Rosine <u5b2mtdna@gmail.com> wrote:
I was not aware of that restriction. I thought you could travel anywhere to exercise, which includes birding. I thought that's why the state parks were still open.
So people in the mountains can't go to the plains, and vice versa? Like how far away from your town can you go? I've seen nothing about that.
I stay sooooooo far away from people all the time, and I have left the city limits.
Susan Rosine
Brighton

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