Residents deliver notice and objections over past lockdown orders during Loomis public comment

During public comment at the March 18 Loomis Town Council meeting, several residents presented a notice they called a "national lockdown notice," saying the document had already been sent to governors and federal officials and urging the council to provide "due care" to protect personal liberties.

One speaker said the notice "has already been given to 50 state governors, to the president of The United States, to the supreme court, to the United States Senate, and the United States Congress" and urged the clerk to disseminate a copy to the sheriff. Another resident asked the council to "show constitutional authority" for any power to curtail rights during emergencies and to post such authority publicly within 15 days.

Speakers identified themselves in the record (including a Sandy who said she was from Placer County, Debbie Woolley representing "We The People," and Deborah Grinder of Loomis) and described personal harm they attributed to earlier public-health orders, including lost businesses and medical harms. Council responses were limited to acknowledgements and a statement that comments could be referred to staff or placed on future agendas; no formal action or legal review was taken during the meeting.

The council did not adopt any new emergency restriction or policy in response to the public comment; staff noted that public-comment matters may be referred to staff or placed on a future agenda for consideration.

The speakers' claims regarding state or federal authority over lockdowns were presented as assertions by residents and were not adjudicated or countered with legal documentation during the meeting.