MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Alderman Khalif Rainey in a statement Monday, March 30 said he reached out to Milwaukee Health Commissioner Jeanette Kowalik, asking that she "create a process" where power and water could be shut off at nonessential businesses not complying with the state and local stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus.
Alderman Rainey spoke of a similar order issued by the mayor of Los Angeles. His statement is below:
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a sweeping order Tuesday, March 24, closing businesses nonessential businesses, banning gatherings of any size and imposing month-long travel restrictions starting Wednesday, March 25 in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Meanwhile, in Milwaukee, Mayor Tom Barrett issued a "Stay at Home" order starting Wednesday morning, March 25 modeled after those in effect in other states, closing all non-essential businesses.
Gov. Evers on March 17 ordered a statewide ban on all gatherings of more than 10 people, and closed all bars and dine-in restaurants ( with delivery and pickup orders still permitted).
Other Milwaukee aldermen have issued statements pleading with residents to take these orders seriously to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, with 627 positive cases in Milwaukee County as of Monday afternoon, and 10 deaths in the county.