Politics & Government
Mooresville Closes Town Hall Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Mooresville's Town Hall and Public Services Operation Center will close to the public Friday at 5 p.m.
MOORESVILLE, NC — Town hall and all town buildings are closed effectively immediately, the Town of Mooresville announced Friday. The closures come as the number of presumptive positive cases of the new coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, continue to increase in the Charlotte metro region and around the state.
As of the morning of March 20, at least two Iredell County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, according to public health officials.
Statewide, the number has grown throughout the state this week, with at least 137 positive cases of the COVID-19 virus in 28 counties in North Carolina, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
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“Following the confirmation of an instance of community spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) by Governor Roy Cooper, and in order to continue to comply with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, the Town of Mooresville will close Town Hall and its Public Services Operation Center to the public beginning Friday at 5 p.m.,” the town announced Friday afternoon.
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Mooresville’s town board meeting scheduled April 6, as well as the planning board meeting scheduled April 9 have also been cancelled.
“It is important that residents are allowed to have discourse with both boards, and due to the limitations placed on large gatherings at this time, the Town does not believe we could provide that opportunity,” Town Manager Randy Hemann said in a statement.
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