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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mecklenburg County officials say as the COVID-19 Public Health Directive expires Friday they will resume in-person services including services that have been operating virtually or suspended since January 15th.
County officials provide the following in-person services available starting Monday, March 1st:
- Park and Recreation – Parks, greenways, and nature preserves remain open for public use. Programs continue to be offered on a limited basis. The following changes will begin on Monday, March 1:
- Outdoor facilities will be open for use under normal hours including lighted facilities.
- Aquatic and fitness amenities at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center will be available by reservation.
- Reservations for athletic fields will be accepted with restrictions.
- Indoor and outdoor shelters are open for reservations with capacity requirements.
- Reservations for camping at McDowell Nature Preserve will be accepted.
- The SkatePark at Naomi Drenan Recreation Center will reopen.
Until further notice, Nature, Recreation and Senior Centers remain closed to the public. Please visit the Park and Recreation website for more detailed information on COVID-19 related impacts and updates.
- Public Health – Visit MeckNC.gov for a complete list of services. Call the Public Health Hotline at 980-314-9400 for COVID-19 information.
- County Assessor’s Office – Field Appraisers will resume in-person services on March 1.
- Office of the Tax Collector – In-person payments remain temporarily suspended at the Valerie C. Woodard Center.
- Board of County Commissioners – Meetings will continue to be virtual.
- Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library– Check the website for the status of specific library programs.
Original Story (1/14/21):
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mecklenburg County officials say they are reducing its in-person services, effective January 15th, to support the three-week COVID-19 directive that urges everyone to stay home with cases on the rise.
“We are basically going back to where County services were during the Stay-at-Home Order last spring,” says County Manager Dena Diorio. “Our COVID numbers are going up, not down, so for the next three weeks, only essential and mandated services that cannot be performed virtually will be provided in-person.”
Officials say Mecklenburg County has been operating at a limited capacity since the pandemic began, and the new directive will last until February 2nd, 2021.
County officials provide the following reductions:
- Public Health – Various programs and clinics may be rescheduled or delayed. Call the Public Health Hotline at 980-314-9400 for COVID-19 information and visit MeckNC.gov for updates on affected services.
- Park and Recreation – All indoor services temporarily suspended though parks will remain open. Additional changes include:
- Parks – closing at dusk.
- Athletic Fields – Reservations are not being accepted at this time.
- Outdoor shelters are open on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations are not being accepted and group members who do not share a household may not gather.
- Amenities closed to the public:
- All Recreation, Senior and Nature Centers.
- Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center.
- Indoor Shelters.
- Camping at McDowell Nature Preserve.
- The Skatepark at Naomi Drenan Recreation Center.
- Charlotte Mecklenburg Library – Beginning Friday, January 15th, 2021 the Library will roll back services to a modified Phase 1, effective through Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021. Customers will be able to pick up holds, mobile prints and quick pick-ups outside locations without entering Library buildings. Check the website for the status of specific library programs.
- Office of the Tax Collector – In-person payments at the Valerie C. Woodard Center will be temporarily suspended.
- Board of County Commissioners – Meetings will be entirely virtual, including the Board’s Budget Retreat January 27-29.
