April 2, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program
April 2, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program
Centre Region Specific News:
- Megabus is suspending the Philadelphia-Harrisburg-State College-Pittsburgh service until April 30th. The New York-State College-Pittsburgh service has also been suspended until April 30th.
- State College Borough Water Authority: Payments at both the Water Authority's office and the State College Borough Office are not being accepted. Residents have the following options to pay their bills: Customers can pay over the phone, by calling (814)238-6766, on-line at https://ipn.paymentus.com/cp/scbw, by mail or putting a check in an envelope with their name, address and account number and putting it in the drop box by the front door at the Authority.
- The United Way has a 211 service that aims to connect residents who need help with partner agencies. The site can be found here: https://www.uwp.org/211gethelp/
- The second live update was posted on the Centre Region Ready facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/centreregionready/) this morning. Its not feasible to post these videos on C-Net because of the way they are filmed (on a phone in the conference room in Harris Township). C-Net will be posting the non-time sensitive information mentioned in the videos on the bulletin board on Channel 7. This will help us reach residents who don't utilize Facebook.
- The Governor extended the Stay At Home Order to April 30th. The order has been extended to cover the entire state.
- There are now 7,016 cases in PA. There are 28 cases in Centre County (that's up 1 from yesterday).
- The deadline for businesses seeking a waiver from the shutdown order is tomorrow at 5:00 PM. More information can be found here: https://www.scribd.com/document/452553495/UPDATED-4-00pm-April-1-2020-Life-Sustaining-Business-FAQs
- The waiver request form can be found here: https://expressforms.pa.gov/apps/pa/DCED/Waiver-process-keeping-physical-locations-open
- DCNR provides guidance on outdoor activities: https://www.media.pa.gov/Pages/DCNR_details.aspx?newsid=648
Resources for residents:
Residents can get more information on our special COVID-19 website. The site is updated daily by State College Borough. You can find that site here: https://www.statecollegepa.us/coronavirus
Residents can also get information on the Centre Region Ready Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/centreregionready/
Next update will be sent April 3rd.
For questions or more information, please contact Centre Region Public Information Officer Amy Farkas by email at manager@harristownship.org or by phone at 466-6228.