City Hall adapting to COVID-19’s ‘very deep but very brief’ impact
Playground equipment at Pacana Park is closed through other recreational areas at the park remain open. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson
In city parks, playground equipment will be blocked off and restrooms will be closed. Maricopa Public Library will no longer provide curbside delivery of books.
For City Hall, those are the main impacts of Gov. Doug Ducey’s “Stay Home” pronouncement Monday to fight COVID-19. Maricopa government was already hunkered down, with some employees working at home and some on rotation fulfilling essential jobs.
City Manager Rick Horst said staff did not want to give people a reason to congregate in one area or leave their homes for non-essential reasons, which will necessitate the closing of playgrounds.
“The fields are still open,” he said.
