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City of Thibodaux COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update
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| Friday, May. 15th at 2:22 PM | Friday, May. 15th at 2:28 PM |
Phone: 446-7606
Email: grants@ci.thibodaux.la.us
Attachment: Governor John Bel Edward’s Executive Order - Proclamation Number 58 JBE 2020
Governor John Bel Edwards lifted the stay at home order effective today, May 15, 2020, with a new emergency declaration. The declaration addresses several aspects of business, entertainment, religious and governmental operations. In response to the Governor’s current emergency declaration, the City of Thibodaux has made changes to City Services. The City has modified phase one of the City plan to reflect 100% staffing for a full workday and opening of the drive-up window for operations, both starting on May 18, 2020. Residents can still use the online and drop-box locations for business activity. All City buildings remain closed to physical activity. City Court will resume operations on May 18, 2020. The Stark Complex will open for City Court functions only, with social distancing restrictions. In addition, the Governor’s emergency declaration specifically states that playgrounds and water parks must remain closed. At this point, City parks will open on May 18, 2020, but all playgrounds, fields, pavilion facilities, and buildings will remain closed to the public in compliance with the Governor’s emergency declaration. The pool will remain closed at this time. The City will assess phase two and make a decision on entering phase two at the May 19, 2020, UCG.
See below for the City of Thibodaux’s phased approach to re-opening:
Phase 1
All departments will work at 100% staffing for a full workday using social distancing
Business activity will be conducted drive up/ online/dropbox
City Court resumes operations
City parks open but all playgrounds, fields, pavilion facilities and buildings remain closed
All meetings will remain online only
All departments will regulate social distancing applied to the respective departments
COT buildings contract deep cleaned once/month
Phase 2
City playgrounds, buildings, fields (not programs) will re-open using social distancing
Playground equipment will be cleaned once/week
All business activity remains through drive-up/online /dropbox
All meetings will remain online only
Employees must self-clean workspace once/week
All departments will regulate social distancing applied to the respective departments
Phase 3
COT services resume in full with social distancing
COT buildings open with physical activity using social distancing
All physical meetings require social distancing
The public using City programs must agree to social distancing guidelines as set by the COT
View MoreThibodaux Municipal Pool 2020 Season Cancelled
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| Friday, May. 15th at 10:06 AM | Friday, May. 15th at 10:07 AM |
Phone: 446-7606
Email: grants@ci.thibodaux.la.us
As COVID-19 continues to evolve and change the way we go about everyday life, the City of Thibodaux has been faced with making tough decisions about an uncertain future. Most recently, we have discussed the 2020 opening of the Thibodaux Municipal Pool. Throughout the pool conversations, we have discussed topics involving public health, requirements for social distancing, adequate staffing, financial impacts, and the safety of pool users. City Administration has been working the past few weeks to determine a viable plan that would allow us to open the pool while implementing social distancing guidelines and ensure patron safety. Unfortunately, we were unsuccessful in finding a suitable plan that we were comfortable with, resulting in the decision to keep the Thibodaux Municipal Pool closed for the 2020 season.
Please know that this decision was not made lightly. There are many moving pieces that work to make the pool a safe place for users each year, and adding a global pandemic to the mix created an extremely difficult path to navigate.
You may find yourself asking, are we pre-mature in making this decision, and can we not wait until mid-summer to open in hopes that health regulations are lifted? The answer is no. One of the moving pieces to opening the pool is the hiring and training of lifeguards and supervisors. If we open mid-summer, we risk not having enough trained staff to properly run the pool. This would put both our staff and the public at risk. Additionally, it is not reasonable to think that the pool can be opened at a moment’s notice. Typically, we are already underway in the opening of the pool at this point. To get the pool up to code, at minimum, the deck has to be cleaned and chemicals need to be balanced and ready for health department inspection, and that all takes time. It is not fiscally responsible to prepare the pool for opening with uncertainty about the future; thousands of dollars have the potential to be lost if we prepare the pool and cannot open on time or cannot open at all. Again, we have talked through many scenarios, but we could not find one that we could confidently put into place this summer.
While the Thibodaux Municipal Pool will remain closed through the entirety of 2020, it is the intention of the City of Thibodaux to try and open the Splash Pad at some point this summer. An opening date will be determined based on local, state, and CDC recommendations and announced at a later date.
View MoreCity Council Meeting Notice
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| Thursday, May. 14th at 11:57 AM | Thursday, May. 14th at 11:58 AM |
Phone: 446-7606
Email: grants@ci.thibodaux.la.us