Category: The Mayor’s Corner

The Mayor’s Corner 05/27/2020

It is good to see things beginning to open up again. It is nice to see people in the parks, at the fishing pond, and the playground equipment. After a couple of months of keeping shut down, the simple pleasure of getting out is sweet.The pool is set to open when we reach Stage 3 …

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The Mayor’s Corner 05/13/2020

When I woke up this morning, I had no idea what I would be writing about today. That quickly changed when I got to City Hall. There was a second case of covid-19 in town at a business with an increased risk of spreading. The City will be monitoring the situation closely and responding appropriately.As …

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The Mayor’s Corner 05/06/2020

First step accomplished We have been extremely fortunate during this pandemic. As of Monday morning, there have been 100 tests given locally. Of those, 99 results have come back, still with only 1 of those being positive. You have done what needed to be done to prevent the spread of the nasty, ugly, pernicious covid-19 …

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The Mayor’s Corner 04/29/2020

As of Monday morning, the time of this writing, the hospital has screened 91 people for covid-19. With 87 of those test results back, Washington County still has only 1 known case. (The second case reported over the weekend turned out to be an error.) We have been extremely fortunate. That being said, it is …

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The Mayor’s Corner 04/22/2020

It has now been four weeks since the governor issued the stay-at-home orders that have redefined how most of us live our lives. At first it was something of a novelty as we made adjustments to our social, shopping, entertainment, and recreation habits. It then became something of a “new normal” as we made these …

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