From Mayor Al Kelley
Important Announcements:
The Millbrook Senior Center at the Millbrook Community Center is closed until further notice. Meals delivery and pick up will continue.
Millbrook Street Department Limb Pick up – Possible Delays
The regular pick up of limbs and debris will continue, but at a slower pace due to the COVID19 outbreak. The state inmate labor that normally helps perform the pickups is not available for the next several weeks. Thank you for your understanding and we hope to be able to resume normal operations very soon.
The Millbrook Municipal Court will be rescheduling the following court dates
March 19, March 25, April 2, April 16 2020
The Alabama Supreme Court has ordered suspension of all in person court proceedings for the next 30 days.
Court dates will be set when the court resumes normal operations.
Contact the Millbrook Municipal Court at 334 285 6475 if you have any questions.
The Millbrook Street Department Citywide Clean Up Scheduled for March 18th has been postponed until April 25th, 2020
The City of Millbrook will provide free WIFI during COVID19 Event
The following locations will have free WIFI service:
Legacy Park Building on Deatsville Highway
Millbrook Economic Development Center On Main Street
Millbrook Public Library on Park Circle
Millbrook Civic Center
The Connection Details are posted on the front windows of each location. WIFI will remain on 7 days a week.
Remember that Spectrum has customer WIFI connections at various locations around the city as well.
As you know, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has been the subject of most news reports and conversations, both in Millbrook and around the world. It is beginning to impact nearly every facet of our lives. The City has been monitoring the spread of the virus for some time, preparing for a widespread outbreak. We remain vigilant as we address the serious realities of this pandemic.
It’s always best to have a plan, which is why I have initiated regular meetings on this subject with my departments and have established regular communication with employees and calls with leadership in state and county government including our health care and education communities. We are working together with the county and state to continue to provide services and disseminate information as timely and quickly as possible.
It’s important to communicate and coordinate our efforts locally and regionally, particularly given the dynamic and constantly evolving nature of this situation, which is reason for messages like this one. There seems to have been some form of discussion about coronavirus almost every hour, at any hour.
We are practicing proven flu-prevention techniques at the City and I encourage you to do the same. Regular hand-washing is imperative — and please be mindful of your interaction with large groups. I would also encourage you to regularly disinfect the surfaces of your mobile devices and commonly used surfaces. If employees are sick, we encourage them to stay home and we offer the same important advice to members of our community.
As for now, City Council meetings and scheduled meetings at the City will proceed. These meetings are typically below the 50-person threshold that medical authorities has provided in terms of size of meetings. We will encourage attendees to refrain from handshaking and suggest that all maintain comfortable social distance during meetings.
We are constantly evaluating the status of local events, again keeping the 50 person guidance in mind. We are in the process of reviewing each of them. Any schedule changes will appear on our website and Facebook pages, cityofmillbrook.org and facebook.com/cityofmillbrook.
For the very latest news and information about the coronavirus, we regularly use the resources listed below:
cdc.gov/coronavirus
coronavirus.gov
www.alabamapublichealth.gov/
elmorecoema.com
Remember: The NUMBER ONE thing WE CAN ALL DO is WASH OUR HANDS several times a day. Thank you for making this a priority.
As always, our communication is intended to inform and not alarm. It’s my desire to keep everyone in our community safe and healthy and I appreciate every resident and visitor to Millbrook doing their part during these unprecedented times.
