{"id":3835,"date":"2020-03-17T07:32:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T13:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpmcha.org\/?p=3835"},"modified":"2020-03-17T07:32:16","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T13:32:16","slug":"grand-prairie-covid-19-closings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpmcha.org\/?p=3835","title":{"rendered":"Grand Prairie COVID-19 Closings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>March 16, 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gptx.org\/home\/showdocument?id=19473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mayor Ron Jensen has issued a proclamation declaring a local state of disaster<\/a>\u00a0and, operating under the Order of Dallas County regarding COVID-19, in order to help slow the spread of the virus, the city of Grand Prairie will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Close the Summit Active Adult Center March 14 for two weeks or longer; nutrition program meals will be offered in a modified manner while the center is closed<\/li>\n<li>Close\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/grandfungp.com\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Epic<\/a>\u00a0March 14-22<\/li>\n<li>Close\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/grandfungp.com\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recreation Centers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/grandfungp.com\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kirby Creek Natatorium<\/a>\u00a0March 14-March 23<\/li>\n<li>The Ruthe Jackson Center and Uptown Theater will review events on a case-by-case basis and cancel or reschedule, as needed, in accordance with the Dallas County Order<\/li>\n<li>Close\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/grandfungp.com\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EpicWaters\u00a0<\/a>March 16-20, no pre-sale tickets<\/li>\n<li>Close Grand Prairie Libraries March 14-22. Use our Virtual Library online, or Main and Warmack are offering Curbside Service and will bring your book-on-hold out to you. See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gptx.org\/city-government\/city-departments\/environmental-services\/www.gptx.org\/library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.gptx.org\/library<\/a>\u00a0for details.<\/li>\n<li>Close Veterans Event Center March 14-29<\/li>\n<li>Close PlayGrand Adventures March 14-22<\/li>\n<li>Postpone Mayor\u2019s 5K No Frills &amp; 1 Mile Chase the Chiefs<\/li>\n<li>Cancel Main Street Fest, which had been scheduled for April 17-19<\/li>\n<li>Cancel Easter Eggstravaganza, which had been scheduled for Saturday, April 11<\/li>\n<li>Cancel Egg Swim, which had been scheduled for Saturday, April 11<\/li>\n<li>Cancel Mayor&#8217;s Community Table scheduled for Thursday, April 30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To view latest updates of affected recreation facilities, events and programs, please visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/grandfungp.com\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">grandfungp.com\/coronavirus\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div><b>City Facilities Operating Normally \/ Open Offices:<\/b><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>City Hall and City Departments<\/li>\n<li>Water Bill Payment Office<\/li>\n<li>Police<\/li>\n<li>Fire<\/li>\n<li>Prairie Paws Animal Shelter<\/li>\n<li>Garbage and Recycling collection<\/li>\n<li>Landfill<\/li>\n<li>Airport<\/li>\n<li>Grand Prairie Memorial Gardens<\/li>\n<li>Public Open Air Parks<\/li>\n<li>Golf Courses<\/li>\n<li>Tourist Center<\/li>\n<li>Lake Parks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>City of Grand Prairie Executed Gathering Order<\/h3>\n<p>The City of Grand Prairie Emergency Management Director issued an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gptx.org\/home\/showdocument?id=19479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Executed Gathering Order<\/a>\u00a0effective as of Friday, March 13, 2020 and continuing until 11:00 a.m. on March 20, 2020.<\/p>\n<h3>Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency<\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gptx.org\/home\/showdocument?id=19471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dallas County Order<\/a>\u00a0is effective from 11 a.m. March 13 to 11 a.m. March 20 and may be extended if necessary.\u00a0 The order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prohibits community gatherings of 500 persons or more<\/li>\n<li>Strongly recommends canceling, rescheduling, or not attending events with more than 250 persons<\/li>\n<li>Strongly recommends cancelling gatherings of more than 10 high risk people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Dallas County Health and Human Service Hotline<\/b><br \/>\nInquiries from the general public may be made to 972-692-2780 between the hours of 9:00 AM &#8211; 8:00 PM, Monday &#8211; Friday.\u00a0<strong>For information about testing, please call your doctor and\/or access care the way you usually do. If you need help finding a doctor or accessing medical care, call 2-1-1 and they can direct you to low or no cost providers in your area.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 16, 2020:\u00a0Mayor Ron Jensen has issued a proclamation declaring a local state of disaster\u00a0and, operating under the Order of Dallas County regarding COVID-19, in order to help slow the spread of the virus, the city of Grand Prairie will: Close the Summit Active Adult Center March 14 for two weeks or longer; nutrition program..<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-default read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gpmcha.org\/?p=3835\">Read more <span class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[269],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-covid-19"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3843,"url":"https:\/\/gpmcha.org\/?p=3843","url_meta":{"origin":3835,"position":0},"title":"GP Pipeline March 19","author":"Don Ryan","date":"March 19, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"March 19, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information City of Grand Prairie officials have been working closely with state and county agencies to implement protocols that will slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). 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