Medicine Park takes proactive approach

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  • Medicine Park takes proactive approach
  • Medicine Park takes proactive approach
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Over the objections of a member who complained that he “was going to play golf” and that “people need something to do,” the Medicine Park Board of Trustees Tuesday approved a resolution requiring residents to “stay home” in order to fight the potential spread of the coronavirus.

The vote was 3-1 with Mayor Jennifer Krebs-Ellis, and trustees Larry Cofer and Dale Nomura voting yes.

Trustee David Schucker strongly opposed the resolution. Trustee John Branch was absent.

In addition, trustees voted to establish a 5 p.m. daily curfew in order to keep residents and visitors from buying meals from restaurants and them eating them outside the establishments or in their cars.

The board also prohibit- ed groups larger than five people from walking on the trail above Medicine Creek and required people to stay at least six feet apart while fishing.

Trustees put off a decision on banning fishing and swimming at Bass Lake until later in the spring.

In opposing the resolution, Schucker, who stated he was going “golfing at Fort Sill the day after the trustee meeting” said the proposal was “well intentioned,” but seemed excessive and unenforceable.

“No one wants to get sick and no one wants other people to get sick ... I just hope people will follow these guidelines,” he added.

“The object of this (resolution) is not to give people something else to do,” Mayor Krebs-Ellis responded.

As the meeting adjourned a local resident who attend the meeting likened the new regulations to something that would take place in Nazi Germany.