information from King County
To help slow the spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), King County will close many in-person customer services from Monday, March 16 through at least Friday, March 27.
Starting Monday, March 16, the City decided to close all City Facilities to the public.
The public closure affects City Hall, SeaTac Community Center, Valley Ridge Community/Teen Center and the Maintenance Facility. All City parks will be closed and gates at the park will be locked. The Parks Department will be closing all City park restrooms.
City Hall front doors will remain unlocked during regular business hours. The first and second floors of the City Hall building, including second floor tenants, will be accessible to the public.
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information from the City of Seattle
Mayor Jenny A. Durkan signed an emergency order to put into place a temporary moratorium on residential evictions, which will keep Seattle families from losing their homes as a result of impacts from the pandemic. The temporary moratorium will begin immediately in the City of Seattle for any residential eviction action related to the non-payment of rent. Tenants are required to continue paying their rent if they are able and should work with their landlords on payment plans if they are experiencing financial hardship.
A notice was posted at the Jefferson Square shopping mall on 42nd SW regarding the closure of three floors of the office tower at the location due to secondary contact with a confirmed COVID-19 patient. The notice went up March 12 from Property Manager Matt Barker and reads as follows:
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To: Jefferson Square Tenants
Fr: The Landlord - Pan Pacific (Jefferson Square) LLC
Re: COVID-19 ALERT
Dear Tenants:
It has been reported that one of the tenants in the office building at Jefferson Square has had direct contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19. Because of this we are taking precautionary measures to clean and sanitize the office building, beginning today. During this time, the building will be closed, effective immediately, and will reopen Monday, March 16th for normal operations. This temporary closure only applies to the tenants in the office building at Jefferson Square; the rest of the site remains open.
In a public notice sent out today the Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets provided notice of their closure until at least April 13 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Dear Market Shoppers,
We’re Exploring Options to Get Fresh, Local Food to Our Customers
Calli Knight, Deputy Director of External Relations for King County Executive Dow Constantine shared some further answers to questions that were raised regarding the quarantine sites for coronavirus patients in White Center and Kent.
A COVID-19 outbreak at Bridge Park, a West Seattle senior living community in High Point has been reported. Mindi Caulley, whose father is a resident at the facility said, "A positive case has been confirmed in a resident who has pneumonia which could mean the other residents on the site are facing potential exposure. This patient was released from the hospital and sent back to Bridge Park 2 after being postiively tested for COVID-19." Caulley went on to explain, "The main number for Bridge Park is being routed to a corporate number to help with the large amount of calls being received. The local manager, Caroline Curtis, has been very helpful.
After speaking with Lisa Herbold and Joe McDermott, I believe that Seattle King County Public Health is finally aware of the risk at Bridge Park. SKCPH was initially unaware of the situation and finally made a statement to Bridge Park a full day after the positive test was reported.
