The city of Santa Clarita is announcing additional city park closures to ensure the necessary social distancing to slow the spread of coronavirus COVID-19.
Effective Tuesday, March 24, the following park amenities will be closed throughout Santa Clarita:
* Basketball Courts
* Tennis/Pickleball Courts
* Dog Parks
* Park Restrooms
“It was disappointing to see the number of people who were not following the social distancing orders that are in place to protect our community,” said Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth.
“In order to stop the group recreation that many have witnessed at our city parks, it is necessary to add these additional restrictions,” Smyth said. “We continue to work to balance the needs of the community with the essential safety measures that must be taken at this time.”
City amenities that are still open include:
* All sports fields at parks
* All trails
* All open space and trailheads
Residents who are utilizing city parks and trails must practice six feet of social distancing.
For more information on steps the City is taking to protect residents, please visit SantaClaritaEmergency.com.
Like this:
Like Loading...
Related
Tweet This
Facebook
Digg This
Bookmark
Stumble
RSS
REAL NAMES ONLY: All posters must use their real individual or business name. This applies equally to Twitter account holders who use a nickname.
2 Comments
Backward. Stop “Helping” please! The 6-foot recommendation come from how far droplets from a cough travel in still air before they hit the ground. Outdoors is not still air and 6 feet is not a magic transmission distance. All an outdoor ban and park closure can accomplish is to drive people to cluster indoors where the risk of transmission is much higher, and reduce the activities needed to stay healthy. Banning outdoor and business activity is counterproductive.
Government officials: It is your business to identify and help isolate infected carriers. By far your most effective actions are to get existing rules and regulations out of the way. Repeal restrictions on research, development, production, distribution, and use of tests and medical equipment. Eliminate tariffs and ‘buy American’ requirements on trade so that medical facilities can buy the existing equipment readily available from outside our borders. Otherwise, do the most effective thing you can possibly do: Stop helping and get out of the way.
The latest study puts aerosol transmission at 4 hours.