Jay Schneiderman, really?
As a member of SYS, we are mandated to wear masks. Apparently, this does not apply to the town supervisor, who is there playing pickleball and wears a mask as a chin strap. He has been reprimanded for this but still continues not to cover his face.
You would think a public official would be first to set an example and abide by a mandate that the rest of us are upholding.
Shameful!
Janice Meyers
Southampton
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