[Chiefs] A Message from Supervisor Chris Koetzle

[Glenville NY]

-------- A MESSAGE FROM SUPERVISOR CHRIS KOETZLE -----------------------------

.... Glenville's Response to the Coronavirus

March 13, 2020

Dear Resident:

Over the past few days, I have received inquiries as to the town’s plans 
regarding our response to the coronavirus (COVID-19).  First and foremost, 
the Town of Glenville is committed to maintaining a safe environment for our 
employees, volunteers and residents. You should know that we are have been 
and are closely monitoring the emergence of the virus and we are prepared to 
take necessary action to help prevent its possible spread.   

At this point, based on all information that we currently have, *Town Hall* 
is open for business and will remain so with all services continuing 
uninterrupted.  We are, however, asking our residents to limit their visits 
to the building and to try to conduct as much business as possible remotely 
– either over the phone, through e-mail or on-line.  Although there are 
many services that we provide at Town Hall, and some do require you to be 
physically present, there are still many things we can do via phone, e-mail 
or US mail. Please visit our web page or call us directly for more 
information on how to conduct these services remotely.

At this point, all committee, board, and other public meetings are scheduled 
uninterrupted and our local town court will also remain open as scheduled.  
We are asking people who otherwise may wish to engage in the public meeting 
to consider remaining at home and to instead send in comments on the relevant 
issue(s).  Written comments can be sent to me at 
ckoetzle at townofglenville.org [1] and I will read all comments into the record 
at the meeting.  /I want to be clear: public meetings will remain open to 
the public and you are free and welcome to attend./  Residents can view all 
Town Board meetings on our Youtube channel.

After strong consideration, we have decided to close the *Glenville Senior 
Center* effective Friday, March 13th at 6 PM through Monday, March 30th. 
 All activity at the center will be suspended.  We know that this will 
impact people who depend on certain services and we are currently working to 
meet those needs without opening the building to the general public.

*The Town Parks* will remain open to all activity, including all sporting 
leagues and pavilion rentals. All town-planned public events will remain as 
scheduled until further notice.      

*Police, Highway and Public Works Department *will continue to operate as 
normal.  We have asked our employees to take safety precautions when dealing 
with the public.  These include maintaining a six-foot buffer between them 
and others, avoiding unnecessary contact such as shaking hands, and to 
disinfect all commonly touched surfaces often. We ask for your cooperation in 
maintaining these protocols.  

Finally, we have taken more aggressive steps disinfect and better clean our 
facilities.  Employees have been asked to help in this effort by using 
cleaning sprays and wipes to disinfect the door handles, counter tops, and 
keyboards.  We are also working our cleaning service to ensure that they are 
taking all necessary action to maintain a cleaner environment.  We will also 
begin a sanitizing cleanse of our publicly-accessed facilities which 
guarantees that 99% of all germs will be killed.               

I want to ensure all residents that we are taking this pandemic seriously and 
continue to monitor the situation.  We will respond as events necessitate 
and we will continue to communicate to you as things change.  *Again, our 
priority remains the safety and wellbeing of our employees, volunteers, and 
residents.* I appreciate your cooperation during this time and look forward 
to our continued work together on behalf of this great town.       
    

All the best,

Christopher A. Koetzle

Supervisor, Town of Glenville     

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