Join Me Tuesday at 5:30 PM - Matt Meyer New Castle County Executive

Join Me Tuesday at 5:30 PM - Matt Meyer New Castle County Executive 

 

 

 

Join me at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, May 31, for my annual county budget address. Join on the New Castle County Facebook page or via Zoom online here. You can also listen by phone by dialing either 1-312-626-6799 or +1-646-558-8656, then enter the Webinar ID: 377 322 142.

 

We have spent months crafting how we will invest your county resources to support your police, paramedics, parks, sewers, libraries and other essential government functions that keep us serving our more than 560,000 residents. We hope you can tune in.

 

We have made the following decisions in recent weeks to address concerns related to the virus:

• Immediately closed county facilities open to the public, including libraries, community centers and all sports leagues. We left all county parks open, though we closed basketball courts and playgrounds and will continue to close other facilities if physical distancing is not respected.
• Introduced video 911 so paramedics can respond to more incidents without any physical contact.
• Installed WiFi hotspots to provide free internet for those in need. See wifi.nccde.org for details.
• Opened county parking lots to provide drive-by community assistance, including free food daily at 1:30 pm. at the Route 9 Library and Innovation Center and blood drives by the Red Cross at Brandywine Town Center.
• Listed resources for residents in need (seen here) and started a communications series enabling county residents to speak to medical professionals on the front lines of the crisis (See PodCounty with Dr. Timothy Dowling). 
• Collaborated with federal, state and municipal governments for a coordinated response.
• Took unprecedented steps to keep our 2091 county employees safe, including requiring 911 operators to have their temperature taken before starting their shifts and requiring first responders to work on isolated teams to limit any potential virus spread.
• Moved nearly all county government services online. 

 

We are in this together. Wherever you are reading this, please practice social distancing, disinfect your hands before touching your face, and stay at home. Do go outside for necessities, including exercise.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Division of Public Health at 866-408-1899 and visit their site.

 

In service,

 

Matt Meyer