Writer complains about waiting 7 hours for out of state phone service to schedule free COVID-19 test, not having comment read during Supervisors meeting
Dear Editor:
Please run this scathing letter that I wrote about my terrible experience in not getting a COVID-19 test late last week.
But the other part of the story is that it was not read into the record during Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. Instead it will be “shared” with the supervisors, according to Jami Napier, Chief Assistant Clerk to the BOS.
In an email response she wrote, “This email will be shared with the Board of Supervisors. We are not reading emails into the record at this time.”
I responded, “Shame on you! The agenda states that written comments will be accepted before and during the meeting. I feel that I am being marginalized by the county. I feel cheapened. I cannot even get a Covid test; and then you do this to me. Written comments should also be read into the record. Bad!”
Board of Supervisors Chair Andersen:
The county is playing with the lives of citizens, especially seniors when the county announces free COVID-19 testing for anyone regardless of one’s health, and the county’s out of state telephone message service is unable to properly handle the avalanche of incoming calls. Shame on the county and the telephone service!
Thankfully neither I nor my wife have COVID_19 symptoms, but last Friday I was on the phone 7 hours futilely waiting to make an appointment to line up appointments for free COVID-19 tests. No one answered my call. Incredible!
Later that day I talked to Supervisor Federal Glover who confirmed with that the health department is swamped with calls and is working to resolve the issue. That’s all that he could do for me and my wife. What a bummer!
The problem is, what if someone like myself or my wife, really has COVID-19 symptoms? What do they do then if they cannot make an appointment like I attempted to do? I suppose the answers to those questions is, wait for one’s maker, death!
This situation is unacceptable. The county and supervisors should be held accountable and correct this problem now!
Sincerely,
Daniel & Leslie Borsuk
Pittsburg
