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CoronaVirus - News 
Palo Alto Newsletter - April 23, 2020
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WATCH UPCOMING NOTICES FROM THE VILLAGES AND OTHERWISE.
ALL ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS A CORONAVIRUS SAFETY MEASURE!

      The Villages list of closings:      districtgov.org
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Upcoming Digital and other events - The Villages Entertainment 
  • Apr 24 / 1pm - Pygmalion     Live on Facebook - Follow this Pygmalion Link   

  • 6p Nightly - 'Blast from the Past' - Keep your dance moves fresh from home - watch prev recorded Town Square entertainmt - follow this link to The VillagesEntertainment FB page

  • May 9* / Streaming starts @ 7:00pm - Don't Tel Nonnie / Streaming Edition!   
    (*NOTE:  Date/Time Change from May 4/7:30 pm to May 9/7:00 pm)     
    Starring Whitney Morse & Gary Powell on piano!    Follow this Don't Tell Nonnie Link 
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  •  May 5 / 7 pm - Trivia Time, a FB Event       
    Follow this The Sharon Facebook Page link

  • New Dates - eg Absolute Queen, Rich Little, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, Jay and The Americans and MORE;
    Follow The Villages Entertainment Events List link AND scroll to October 2020

Source:  April 20, 2020 email titled 'Upcoming Digital Events!' from The Villages Box Office <tickets@thevillages.com>


Good Looking CoronaVirus Masks...
Is anyone a seamstress and making good looking material CoronaVirus masks? You could put them on your front porch along with the price and allow people to stop by, pick up a mask and leave the money (honor system like the telephone directories above).

If so, let Susan Riding (paloaltoclub@gmail.com) know that you'd like to offer the masks. Give your name, your Palo Alto street address, email address, phone number and what you are offering (custom and non-custom masks?) and their respective prices. Susan Riding might be among your first customers. 

We will post it and leave the creation of the mask and purchase of the mask between the seamstress and the buyer.   


Is the Virus on...
Is the Virus on My Clothes? My Shoes? My Hair? My Newspaper?
Follow link to nytimes.com article dated April 17, 2020 on it.  
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COVID-19 District Action Plan         (Check on updates at:  https://districtgov.org/)
April 22, 2020   5:00 p.m.
Hot Off the presses forwarded from our Representative, Jerry Coomans (Thanks, Jerry!)
The safety of residents, guests, staff and visitors in The Villages community continues to be of utmost importance to the District.  As the guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Florida Department of Health and Governor DeSantis on the prevention of COVID-19 continues to update, the District will be implementing a carefully phased plan to slowly and safely reopen recreational amenities. 
 
Phase I 
April 27th through May 3rd 
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  • District Recreation & Parks staff will return to work the week of April 27 to May 3 to further clean and prep facilities. 

  • Efforts will include utilizing tables and chairs to establish 6 foot buffers in room layouts and swimming pool areas, so social distancing may be actively practiced.

  • While residents will not have access to additional facilities this week, it will provide District staff the opportunity to prepare for Phase II. 
 
Phase II 
Begins May 4th (if approved by local, state and federal agencies) and will continue through the month of May
 
Recreational activities that meet criteria of specific health department guidelines will begin opening.  Some of the criteria taken into consideration will include limited exposure, high respiration activities, activity interaction and the interaction of persons/objects.  While we are still evaluating which facilities will open, you can expect to see the following: 

  • Limited facility use

  • Special social spacing accommodations

  • All facilities will close by 8:00 p.m. to afford staff time for next day cleaning and preparation

  • Villages IDs will be checked and cashless Trail Fee services will continue

  • The District Administrative Offices at Lake Sumter Landing will open on an appointment only basis beginning May 11th.  Appointments can be made by emailing the following departments. 
       o Customer Service Center –CustomerService@districtgov.org
       o Resident IDs, Gate Access Cards, Community Watch Programs, Executive Trail Fees, Guest IDs, RV Storage
          Facility Rentals, Adopt-A-Bench, General District Questions &
       o ​Executive Golf Maintenance inquiries
       o Utility Billing – Utilities@districtgov.org
       o Utility/Amenity Bill payments or inquiries
    ​   o Finance & Bond Information – Bonds@districtgov.org
    ​   o General finance or bond related inquiries or payoffs
    ​   o Recreation & Parks – RecreationDepartment@districtgov.org
    ​   o The Enrichment Academy, Resident Lifestyle Volunteer Groups, Room Reservations, General Recreation Inquiries
    ​   o Community Standards – DeedCompliance@districtgov.org
    ​   o Architectural Review & Deed Compliance inquiries
    ​   o District Board & Committee information – Jennifer.McQueary@districtgov.org
    ​   o Public Records Requests
    ​   o District Property Management – PropertyManagement@districtgov.org  
    ​   o Human Resources –HumanResources@districtgov.org
    ​   o Risk Management – RiskManagement@districtgov.org
    ​   o Executive Golf Maintenance – CustomerService@districtgov.org
    ​   o Budget – CustomerService@districtgov.org
    ​   o Purchasing – CustomerService@districtgov.org

There is a drop box available in the breezeway outside of the District office.  If you need to drop off correspondence, please utilize the locked drop box. 
 
Community Watch Dispatch will continue to be available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week at (352) 753-0550.
 
Phase III 
Not anticipated to take effect until after the month of May (dependent upon health guidelines from local, state & federal agencies) 
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  • Will include opening non-regional recreation centers, additional outdoor facilities and a full opening of District Administrative offices.

  •  At this time, it is not anticipated that there will be any recreation sponsored or co-sponsored large events.

The District is currently working to identify exactly which recreation facilities and activities will resume during each phase.  We continue to encourage you to follow all guidance provided by the CDC as is relates to social distancing and individual responsibilities pertaining to personal preparedness.  Please visit  www.DistrictGov.org and ensure you are signed up to receive e-Notifications for the most up-to-date information. 
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