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City mayor closes playgrounds

The swings at Point Gratiot are temporarily closed. OBSERVER Photo by Anthony Dolce.
The playground at Point Gratiot is temporarily closed. OBSERVER Photo by Anthony Dolce.

Special to the OBSERVER

Following the lead of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Dunkirk Mayor Wilfred Rosas has instructed the closure of all city playground facilities during the safest-method responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The city’s parks remain open for now, but all must adhere to social distancing and the other recommended procedures to protect each other from spread of the dangerous virus. However, slides, courts and swings, and similar items where children play close, must be closed for an indefinite time.

Rosas said in the news release he thanks the citizens of Dunkirk and the visitors to Dunkirk for understanding the unique needs for personal and inter-personal safety during the precautions necessary to fight the war against COVID-19. Please follow all precautions prescribed by the County Health Department and by our state and federal experts on this pandemic.

Further precautions may be implemented as Rosas is daily on a conference call with the governor’s team of health experts. The mayor said he “wishes you all the best during these very trying times and thanks you for adhering to the safety prescriptions now and for those that may evolve.”

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