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County Food Distribution Edition
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From the Council Office of Steve Rao
December 19, 2020
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Thanks to our Police Department for hosting the Holiday Party and for the visit from Santa.
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11:30 am Wake County Food Distribution at Morrisville Elementary School |
This upcoming Saturday will be the final distribution for this calendar year from 11:30am until 1pm at Morrisville Elementary School (1519 Morrisville Parkway, Morrisville, NC 27560) Staff has also been generous enough to provide masks to be distributed at that same time. As always volunteers are welcome to come help distribute both as part of Wake County’s www.WesternRegionFoodSecurity.com efforts. Masks are required to be worn at all times even though we are outdoors and families will not be exiting their vehicles per new guidelines.
No registration or questions asked in order to receive free food, please share this opportunity with your networks and we hope to see you Saturday. (As per our past mask distributions there will be a limit of four per household.)
In yesterday’s newsletter, I had posted the location as Cross Timbers but it was moved to Morrisville Elementary School a few months ago.
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SMART CITY STEERING COMMITTEE APPLICATION PROCESS IS OPEN! |
Recruitment for the Morrisville Smart City Steering Committee began on December 14, 2020 and run through January 4, 2021. Specialized recruitment and engagement will be completed during this period to seat 11 members (at least seven technical and four non-technical).
Council is scheduled to be briefed on the item at the January 12 meeting and will receive appointment packets for selection on January 13. Council will be asked to take action appointing any selected applicants at their January 26 meeting.
Term appointments for selected members are recommended to begin February 1, 2021 with appointments being staggered over two- and three-year appointment terms.
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Join me on UNC TV Black Issues Forum as we discuss the Biden Electoral College Victory, Reparations, the Biden Transition, the Newby win, and racial equity.
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Join me Sunday 4 PM on Radio Mirchi for another update on local issues.
99.9FM HD4, 101.9 FM and 1490 AM!
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Join me Monday at 10 am on International Broadcast Media TV for a global for World Edition, an update on global politics.
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- For latest Covid 19 information, please dial 2-1-1 or 888- 892-1162.
- Get Updates by texting COVIDNC at 898211.
- For unemployment insurance, please visit NC Dept of Employment Security at https://des.nc.gov/.
- 1,378,280 NC citizens have applied for UI Benefits, 935,514 have been paid benefits, and $8.9 billion of benefits have been issued.
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Apply for Wake Forward program at https://covid19.wakegov.com/wakeforward/.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported 8,444 new COVID-19 cases today, the highest-single day increase in the state since the pandemic began. The last record for case increases was set exactly a week ago, when North Carolina recorded 7,540 new cases, meaning the new record is nearly 1,000 cases higher than the previous.
The spike in cases is accompanied by an increase in completed tests, with 60,000 new tests completed yesterday. As of Wednesday, 10.5% of tests are positive,
the lowest the metric has been a week but still more than double the state's benchmark of 5%.
Currently, 2,824 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, the highest number reported so far. In less than a month, more than 1,000 additional COVID-19 patients have occupied beds in North Carolina hospitals.
CASES:
8,444 New Cases
+ N.C. = 466,104 Cases (Deaths = 6,125)
+ 10.5 % Positive Rate
+ Wake County = 37,236 Cases (Deaths = 328)
+ US = 17.3 million Cases/311K deaths
+ Worldwide = 75.2 million/1.67 million deaths
+ Completed Tests: 6,231,824
+ 2,824 Hospitalizations.
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Morrisville News - Please Participate |
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TOWN OF MORRISVILLE NAMED FINALIST IN THE GLOBAL SMART CITY CHALLENGE |
It is my pleasure to announce that Morrisville has been selected as a finalist for the 2020 Global Smart Cities Readiness Challenge. Morrisville was named as 1 of 10 finalists and will potentially have the opportunity to lead a Readiness Cohort in 2021. We are working with the Communications Department to get this information out to the community so that they can vote for our submission. You can find more information at the link below.
To vote on our submission, you can click on the ‘begin rating process’ button and use the stars under our video on the following page (BIG thanks to Communications for helping put together our finalist video). The rating will submit once you exit the page. Voting is allowed once per day and closes on January 5. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Please consider supporting Morrisville Smart City efforts by giving our plans 5 stars every day until Jan 5th.
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Council Member Rao holds office hours on Friday from 12:00-1:00 PM by appointment only at 100 Town Hall Drive in Morrisville.
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Council Member Steve Rao
Town of Morrisville
Dedicated to transforming Morrisville into an ideal place to work and raise a family!
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