To the Journal editor:

I am a longtime resident of our great community.

Many of us enjoy our summer festivals in the city.

It was, in my opinion, a wise decision to postpone for a year some of our favorites, the Blues Fest, the Seafood Fest, the Ore to Shore and 4th of July celebrations.

Thank you city commissioners for coming down on the side of caution in this time of COVID-19 pandemic.

Texas, and other states have let their guard down too early and are seeing increases in the burden on their hospitals.

Now is not the time for us to allow large gatherings no matter how worthy, to become “super spreader” events.

Stay vigilant, defer these types of conglomerations of people until next summer.

Respectfully,

JUDE CATALLO

Marquette