Here is the county's stay at home order
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Full text of Mecklenburg County’s stay at home order, which takes effect on Thursday.
Atrium Health and Novant Health had urged the county to adopt the plan. It is also signed by Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles and mayors of the county’s towns.
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This is a disappointing decision, one based on fear rather than data and analysis. Common-sense has been an early casualty of this panic by decision-makers. Consider construction which is designated as “non-essential.” It’s largely outdoors and relatively easy to continue while respecting the social distancing norms. What better time to do needed road repairs and highway construction, or complete the street-car project and even the Hawthorne bridge fiasco for which no one will ever be held accountable.