City of Muscatine issued the following announcement on Apr. 1.
Based on conversations with state and local public health officials and out of an abundance of caution related to the current COVID-19 outbreak, Mayor Mike Bawden has extended the shut down of the city’s community room at City Hall and closed Riverdale’s parks to general public access for the month of April.
“I hate to say it, but it looks like things will be getting worse before they get better and we need to do what we can to encourage people to keep their distance and stay home for the next 4-8 weeks,” he said. Citing reports that people can unintentionally spread COVID-19 while being asymptomatic (not showing any signs of illness) for up to 5 days, the mayor felt it was appropriate to take these measures as part of the over-all “social distancing” policy encouraged by the CDC.
In addition to closing the parks and continuing the suspension of activities in the community room, the mayor also ordered all public meetings scheduled for April to be conducted online via the City’s GoToMeeting account. There are two regular meetings of the City Council on the schedule (April 14 and April 28) and a town hall meeting (April 26) for the month.
“We need to do what we can to encourage people to stay inside, stay safe and stay healthy,” said the mayor.
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Source: City of Muscatine
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