PHOENIX — As Arizona’s kids struggle to deal with the isolation stemming from closing and closed schools, the Phoenix City Council announced it is canceling some opportunities for those same kids to stay healthy and engaged. In a 7-2 vote, the Council voted to cancel all athletic field reservations and sports tournaments.
The ruling, which goes into effective December 3, 2020 through February 2021, will impact as many as 30 tournaments, and approximately 4,000 teams.
Mayor Kate Gallego tweeted out her statement on the vote:
This is an unprecedented time for PHX & requires strong action to curb the skyrocketing spread of covid in our community. Council took that action today through its decision to temporarily close the city’s athletic fields, basketball and volleyball courts, and sports complexes. pic.twitter.com/FYhKZ4Zt6I
— Mayor Kate Gallego (@MayorGallego) December 3, 2020
City Councilman Sal DiCiccio took to Twitter as well:
UTTER FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP: Mayor Gallego has spent months attacking the state over their COVID measures, but has not proposed even one single bold move of her own. Not one single bold move.
— Sal DiCiccio (@Sal_DiCiccio) December 3, 2020
If the mayor is so concerned about the COVID virus, she might want to spend a little more time developing a real public health plan for the entire general public and a little less time grandstanding and attacking others.
— Sal DiCiccio (@Sal_DiCiccio) December 3, 2020