- “Our citizens who are being smart and being safe in social distancing, respecting each others’ health, and wearing masks when not being able to be socially distant and where appropriate.”
- “Our City Health Department, Public Safety Services, health care personnel and all other first responders for continuing to address public health issues of all kinds head on.”
- “Our Hamilton businesses and their employees who were able to stay open assisting our residents and visitors with necessities.”
- “Our social service agencies and faith based organizations for assisting families and individuals in housing, food, and utility crises.”
- “Our city administration for being creative and successful in assisting small businesses in staying viable, remaining open to provide food and necessities during mandated closure early in the crisis, and retaining employees.”
- The Marcum Family “for having the vision to create Marcum Park, which continues to be a premier park and safe gathering place for our citizens and visitors.”
In the resolution, approved unanimously, the council added: “We ask our citizens to continue working with each other, to respect each other, and to listen to each other as we encounter expected and unexpected issues related to COVID-19.”
The council was poised to consider a measure requiring masks be worn in the city when people are out in public places, but that decision was made moot by state requirements about mask-wearing.
Joni Copas, spokeswoman for the city schools, said it was nice for the city to extend its thanks for the meals.
“Obviously, we commend our transportation and student-service staff, who have worked so hard to provide healthy meals for our students during both the pandemic and during the summer months,” Copas said. “We thank people for recognizing that, and we realize that’s a very strong need in our community.”
From mid-March through the third week of May (when the school year ended), about 100,000 meals were delivered to students. In the summer months, nearly 10,000 meals have been delivered. That number was lower because social-service agencies provided food, Copas said.
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