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Village provides directives on maintaining safety for all

The Village of Ada Municipal issued the following statement concerning the use of the municipal office building as it related to the COVID-19 outbreak. 

The goal of the municipal office of the Village of Ada is to continue managing the needs of the public while protecting the health and safety of our employees and the general public.

We currently plan to maintain regular office hours of Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. for our Administrative/Water Office. 

Mary Hackworth: "I have been asked to reschedule donors signed up in Ada to go to the Kenton Moose Lodge on Monday, March  23,

The March 23 blood drive scheduled at the Ada visiting nurses is canceled.

"I have been asked to reschedule all of the donors who were signed up to go to the Kenton Moose Lodge on Monday, March  23, as Kenton's blood drive is still scheduled," said Mary Hackworth, Ada's volunteer coordinator, informed the Icon. 

"I've sent over our blood donor list to Gene Cook. His number is 419-674-7594," she added.

"To repeat, the Red Cross personnel that were scheduled to come to Ada will instead be in Kenton. They will have plenty of people and all precautions are being taken for the safety of everyone.

"Your appointment time will remain the same."

It will continue through April 3 with further guidance coming from the state

The Ada school's meal delivery program begins on Wednesdays. The school will provide this service through Friday, April 3, and will await additional guidance from the state on continuing past this date should the school closure be extended, OR if the school is no longer permitted to serve meals.  The school will send alerts if anything changes.

Here are details from the school website.

• If you need to sign up, click here https://forms.gle/zFTNAE62wZqZnKWV9

Central Collection Agency, village tax administrator, changes its office hours

Ada council will meet tonight.

Ada’s regularly scheduled 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, council meeting will take place, according to Angela Polachek of the village.

She said, “We are doing our best to make accommodations in the room so we are respecting the social distancing recommendations.”

The meeting agenda is attached at the bottom of this story.

Information related to Ada income taxpayers, the village income tax administrators, Central Collection Agency (CCA)  of Cleveland announce its office hours have changed to:

·Tuesday, each week, 9 a.m – 2 p.m.
·Wednesday, each week, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Things to do before going to an emergency care center or emergency room

Tom Miller, Ada-Liberty Township EMS chief, provided the Icon with several important steps for persons to follow if they have questions about the coronavirus.  Those steps follow:

• If you believe you have virus symptoms, and need information, do not go to an urgent care facility or hospital emergency room. 

He recommends three options people should take first:|
• Visit the Ohio Department of Health website:
coronavirus.oh.gov

• Call the Ohio Department of Health hotline for further information: 833-427-5634

• Call your primary care physician

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