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Like most of you, I am working from home.  Just about every email I get starts out with the salutation, “Hope you and your family are healthy and safe.”  Healthy? Yes.  Safe?  Hmmm… images of my son working with power tools and my daughter trying her hand at cooking come to mind.  So far, so good.

The Town Council is doing its part to stop the spread of COVID-19 and has canceled its official meetings in April. But, we anticipate having meetings again in May.  At this point, we have not determined whether our May meetings will be live or via teleconference. 

Our 311 system continues to run with our staff fielding calls from home.  If you have any questions about what is happening in Cary or if you have a concern to raise, please call 311.

Are you looking for a compilation of COVID-19 related information?  Check out the Wake County COVID-19 page: https://covid19.wakegov.com/.

In addition to compiling relevant new stories, giving good guidance, and providing resources, it has a very nice dashboard that gives some quick and important stats about how COVID-19 is affecting Wake County.  As of today, we have not yet seen the sharp increase in confirmed cases that other communities are experiencing.  Let’s keep sheltering!

Hope you stay healthy and safe!  (...and, if you’re using power tools, be careful).

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