At 12:01am, Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order (EO 2020-21) went into effect.
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Detroit City Council first virtual meeting
03-24-2020 CITY COUNCIL FORMAL SESSION FORMAL AGENDA
Detroit City Council Formal Session Agenda
Temporary DDOT schedule – Effective 3/23/2020
Primary routes will be operating throughout the week on a Saturday schedule. Sunday will remain the same. Highlighted “Express Route” service will be suspended until further notice.
City offering free pick-up breakfast and lunch for children at 3 Rec Centers, more to be added next week
City of Detroit Parks & Recreation Division encourages safe park usage during COVID-19
- Officials recommend open areas and avoiding "high touch point" surfaces such as playscapes and exercise equipment
Detroit COVID-19 Response Updates 3/20/2020
- Confirmed Michigan cases - 549
- Confirmed Detroit cases – 149 (2 deaths)
- This information is updated daily with yesterday’s COVID-19 positive results as of midnight.
Update from General Services Department Parks & Recreation Division on Operational Changes in Response to COVID-19
Following Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-09 addressing temporary restrictions on the use of places of public accommodation, Detroit Parks & Recreation wants to encourage safe park usage during COVID-19.
City to partner with local restaurants, Forgotten Harvest on “Food Rescue” program to put surplus food to use
- City sets up centralized process for restaurants to donate surplus food so it doesn’t go to waste during business slowdown or shutdown
- Donations that meet quality standards to be distributed by local agencies
- Donations will provid
City asking more city employees to work from home
- All police, fire, EMS, Health, DDOT & trash collection services will continue unaffected
- Some city offices to provide limited hours and staff
As the cases of COVID 19 increase in Michigan, effective March 20, the City of Detroit wi
City of Detroit launches new Restaurant Carryout Zone Program to support restaurants impacted by COVID-19
In an effort to support local restaurants impacted by COVID-19, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced this week, a new restaurant carryout zone program, providing free on-street carryout zones to Detroit restaurants.