On Mar 13, 2020, the City announced a series of measures to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus:https://www.a2gov.org/news/pages/article.aspx?i=669
At this time, Larcom City Hall is closed to the public until Sunday April 5th. All parks facilities, including the Ann Arbor Farmers Market, are also closed and facility recreation events have been cancelled. Parks, themselves, will remain open for general use.
At this time, there are NO changes to curbside waste or recycling pickup schedules.
Some Boards and Commissions meetings may be cancelled. The City is advising to check the online calendar for updates:
https://calendar.a2gov.org/CalendarNOW.aspx
Council Caucus originally scheduled for Sunday March 15th is cancelled.
The City Council meetings scheduled for Monday, March 16th will take place as scheduled. However, the public is encouraged to watch the live streamed meetings on the CTN YouTube channel and to use the eComment system:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ctnannarbor
https://a2gov.granicusideas.com/meetings/104-city-council/agenda_items
There is a closed session of Council scheduled for 6pm in City Council chambers, followed by the regularly scheduled Council meeting at 7pm. Larcom City Hall’s public doors will open at 5pm for the meeting and will close again when the Council meeting has concluded.
Local COVID-19 Information and Links
City of Ann Arbor COVID-19 Updates
Washtenaw County COVID-19 Updates
https://www.washtenaw.org/COVID19
State of Michigan COVID-19 Updates
https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus
Ann Arbor Public Schools are closed until Monday April 6th
School district homepage: https://www.a2schools.org
School district COVID-19 Updates: https://www.a2schools.org/domain/3923
Ann Arbor District Library branches are closed indefinitely
Library homepage: https://aadl.org
Library COVID-19 Updates: https://aadl.org/covidclosure
University of Michigan
University homepage: https://umich.edu
All classes will be delivered remotely in alternative formats – and not meeting in person – through April 21st, the last day of classes this semester.
All final exams will take place remotely in alternative formats
All U-M commencement ceremonies are canceled
Students who can do so are encouraged to move home as soon as possible.
Flattening the COVID-19 Curve
The University of Michigan has published an excellent article on why governments, organizations, and companies are cancelling events and sending students and employees home to slow the spread of COVID-19.
From the article:
“If individuals and communities take steps to slow the virus’s spread, that means the number of cases of COVID-19 will stretch out across a longer period of time. As the curve shows, the number of cases at any given time doesn’t cross the dotted line of the capacity of our nation’s health care system to help everyone who’s very sick.”
