A Message from Supervisor Chris Koetzle
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 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@townofglenville.org 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 assure 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