By Gregory Yanker, City of Chadron
The City of Chadron has been monitoring various governmental agencies such as the World Health Organization (WHO, Centers for Disease Control (CDC, Nebraska State Government including the Governor’s office, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS, Panhandle Public Health District (PPHD).
The CDC along with the Governor’s Office has updated their recommendation that groups of 10 or more should not gather, especially if the participants are arriving from other communities, which would increase the chances of the virus being transmitted into our community and participants then becoming infected and transmitting it back to their own communities.
While there are no confirmed cases in the Panhandle, in the interest of public safety and the safety for our employees, effective immediately Chadron City Hall will be restricted to employees only and limited to customers by appointment only for the next two weeks. Staff will be available by appointment, telephone or email should you need to conduct business. However, the preferred method to conduct business at this time is through telephone or email correspondence.
To make a utility payment several options are available:
-Drop Box Payment - Front of City Hall
-Payments Online (Credit/Debit Card) - https://www.chadron-nebraska.com/
-Payments over the Phone (Credit/Debit Card) – 1-866-233-0912
The City is also cancelling all meetings held by outside entities at all City facilities. The Chadron Area Aquatics and Wellness Center and the Chadron Public Library will remain closed to the public for the next two weeks as previously announced. Other City facilities that also remain closed to the public include the Police Department, Street Shop, Water/Wastewater Treatment Facilities, and Parks Shop.
The City will continue to provide essential services which include law enforcement, water, wastewater, Fire and EMS.
The Chadron Municipal Airport is still in operation and commercial flights are still being operated by Boutique Air.
The Chadron Public Transportation “Handi Bus” is still in operation. We request that individuals requesting a ride notify dispatch of any symptoms including cough, fever, shortness of breath in order for our drivers to better be prepared.
While these decisions are never easy, we continue to strive to provide the best quality of service for the residents of our great city.
We again will continue to provide more updates as this event unfolds during these next two weeks.
For general information please contact city hall at 308-432-0505 or visit ourwebsite at chadron-nebraska.com.