Youngsville is having their Christmas parade tomorrow morning.
Mayor Fonzie Flowers has been catching some heat, but also overwhelming (IMO) support.
He's been hitting back with facts and logic. The "weesa alla gonna die" folks can't handle it.
https://www.wect.com/2020/12/04/nc-mayor-explains-decision-move-forward-with-christmas-parade/The Town said Tuesday
it would proceed with the parade, scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m., despite county and state health officials advising them to cancel.
Thursday evening, the Town released a video in which Flowers explained the decision to move forward with the event. He first said that anyone who has symptoms of COVID-19 or lives with anyone exhibiting symptoms should quarantine appropriately. He also said anyone who wouldn't feel safe at the parade should stay home.
Flowers further explained that social distancing, hand washing and sanitizing, and masks are all expected.
"The town is confident our community can work together and observe public health best practices to have a safe Christmas parade," Flowers said.
Flowers further justified the decision in saying that the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services guidelines permits hundreds or thousands of people to be inside some larger grocery stores.
"Our parade is the exact opposite: outdoors, physically distanced, and masked," Flowers said.
"To put it simply, if our state's health guidelines allow over 2,000 people to be in a 4-acre Walmart at the same time, we believe it's safe to have a fraction of that number along our outdoor parade route."