Mayor Ken Tedford, along side Pete Olsen who serves as the Chairman of the Churchill County Commission issued a joint statement by video on social media late yesterday. Expressing concerns for the community, families, and the local businesses they wanted to let people know about plans to “get our community re-opened.”
“We knew this community would come together and we have,” said Tedford, “thank you, our citizens and our businesses, for all you’ve done during these trying times, the likes of which we have never seen before,” he said. “We are so proud to serve this community so full of great people, everyday heroes, those who go above and beyond to help others -- most of whom never receive any recognition for their efforts.”
According to Olsen, “Planning efforts to safely reopen the community and economy are being taken under the guidance set out by Governor Sisolak on April 21st, aligned with President Trump’s recommendations. Churchill County could meet Sisolak’s first condition, as long as we have no new positive tests from April 16th to May 1st.”
He said the county is currently working on a plan that will be approved by the County Board of Health, the City Council, and the Commission that would address the remaining three conditions of Sisolak’s plan including public health system stabilities, sustained protection of vulnerable populations, and phased planning of the President’s recommendations by May 1st. Those conditions could position the county to enter the first phase of Trump’s plan as May 1st, or at worst mid-May.
Olsen said, “we understand that Churchill County must get back to work and turn the downward economy around. Our community’s leadership is also aware of the importance to have a well-developed plan to transition from shelter at home to return to the workforce.”
Tedford explained that the community leadership is working diligently on expanded community testing, a policy for recovered citizens to return to the workforce, accommodations for vulnerable populations, extended distancing at the workplace, and following the Governor’s types and kinds of businesses to open in phase one. “The county and the city will continue to work closely with the public to communicate these transition plans as we collaborate to benefit our citizens and our community. Together we will kick-start our economy, get our businesses back open, and our citizens back to work and stay safe in doing so,” he said.
“We want to keep people safe, but we need to get our businesses back going again in as safe a manner as possible,” said Olsen. “Using the guidelines we’ve been given, we are going to try to do that for our community.”
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