Monthly Update

May 2020

The Town of Monroe Remains Hopeful

As We Prepare for Our Reopening

May is here and with its arrival comes some promising news. The statewide closure ends on May 15th and we continue to plan and prepare for a reopening of Town offices. Orange County is part of the Mid-Hudson Region and currently meets 5 out of the 7 necessary criteria to move to Phase 1 of reopening. Please know that we are taking into consideration all the appropriate safety and precautionary measures for our employees and residents so that we are best prepared to reopen in accordance with the mandated guidelines.

I am sure many of you have been following County Executive Steve Neuhaus' daily COVID-19 updates. One of his most recent updates included some encouraging news; the number of individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 positive cases continues to decrease. In addition, the need for ICU beds is currently the lowest it has been in over a month. Our hope is that the number of COVID-19 cases continues to trend downward. Only then will we have more definitive answers regarding reopening certain sectors of our economy so that we may begin the road to recovery. The need to do so is supported by the fact that April sales tax revenue in Orange County was down 24.75% in comparison to the same time period last year.

To date, Orange County businesses have been awarded significant funding through the Paycheck Protection Program. We look forward to restarting our local economy as soon as possible and when it is safe to do so. Our local businesses continue to need our support now more than ever. Please be sure to visit the Monroe-Woodbury Relief Market Facebook page in the days ahead as an additional way to support local business!

We will continue to share important information regarding our reopening as well as ways we can support each other and our local economy. Please stay positive, stay safe, stay healthy and stay home!

On behalf of the Town Board, we thank you for your ongoing support, patience and commitment to our Town!

Cordially,

Tony Cardone

Supervisor, Town of Monroe

Town Hall Renovations Are Nearly Complete

The final touches are being put on the Town Hall renovation project with the paving and striping of the Town Hall parking lot. We look forward to opening our doors and sharing the newly renovated space with our community members in the near future!

Supporting Our Local Heroes

Driving through Town, the overwhelming support for our local heroes is evident! From homemade signs and painted rocks to printed lawn signs, we are confident our essential workers are feeling the love and appreciation from our community!

A special thank you to the Sapp and Hopkins families and Councilman Sal Scancarello for spearheading the creation and sale of lawn signs to residents and businesses thanking our healthcare and essential workers. Proceeds from the sale of these signs will benefit the Sacred Heart Outreach Program and will be used to feed essential workers through local restaurants, as well as support programs through other local places of worship with gift cards from local restaurants.

Pictured on the left is Nicole Petrie, a 12 year old 6th grade student at Sacred Heart School in Monroe. Nicole used her artistic ability to thank essential workers by creating a door sign for her home as well as her Aunt's house in Monroe. Thank you, Nicole for helping to recognize our essential workers and brighten our neighborhoods!

Adopt a Senior, M-W Class of 2020

The Monroe-Woodbury All Night Graduation Party committee is organizing an "Adopt a

M-W Senior" initiative to show support for our graduating Seniors by donating $25 to be used towards a package for each Senior with commemorative items which will include a note to the Senior written by the adopting individual or family (deadline to submit is Friday, May 15th).

With community support, the hope is that every Senior will be "adopted." Adoption donations can be made via Venmo (search MWANGP, select Dawn Tauber @mwangp). Please reference "Adopt a Senior" and include your email and phone number.

For more information, please email: 2020mwangp@gmail.com.

Eagle Scout Candidates to Complete Projects

for the Town of Monroe

The Town Board recently approved two Eagle Scout projects involving the construction of picnic benches for Orange & Rockland Park as well as Mombasha Park in the Town of Monroe. Eagle Scout candidate Aidan Corrado will construct (7) standard picnic benches and (3) handicap accessible picnic benches for Orange & Rockland Park. Eagle Scout candidate Cody Shapiro will construct (6) standard picnic benches and (4) handicap accessible picnic benches for Mombasha Park. We are grateful for their willingness to contribute to our Town!

Orange County Health Department Introduces Free Mobile App

The app is available for download from the Google Play/Android and Apple app stores and provides alerts regarding information about COVID-19 as well as other important information and programs offered by the Health Department. Individuals can download the Orange County Health Department mobile app free of charge to your smartphone or tablet: https://apps.myocv.com/share/a44510924 .

COVID-19 Information Resources

Orange County Department of Health

https://www.orangecountygov.com/149/Health

New York State Department of Health

https://health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Orange County Health Hotline:

291-2330

Upcoming Town Meetings

(Zoom Meeting Access Information to Follow)

Town Board: May 18th, 7 p.m.

Planning Board: May 19th, 7 p.m.

Zoning Board of Appeals: May 26th, 7:30 p.m.

Board of Assessment Review: May 26th, 4-8 p.m.

Please visit our website at www.monroeny.org for additional information.