More Guidance from Supervisor Schiliro

More Guidance from Supervisor Schiliro: Many of you have been receiving continuing guidance for North Castle Town Supervisor Michael Schiliro. For those who may be missing some or all of these – here’s some excerpts from his April 6 email. And for those of you who are having trouble keeping your hands from your face – a novel approach that may help.

PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE PEDAL: As per Dr. Fauci, the Covid-19 situation is not subsiding yet, it’s actually amplifying. The solution lies in each community, so we all must improve our efforts and you must Put Your Foot on the Pedal, meaning you must take this even more seriously and engage. Many of you are, but we must not let up!

• Stay home! Social Isolation is key! Go out as little as possible. Be strict with yourself.
• Wear a mask and gloves when you do go out!
• Keep your distance if you have to go out or work. Social Isolation is most important. Then Social Distancing if you must go out. A Minimum 6 feet distancing – no exceptions!
• Wash your hands!! For 20 seconds! Use a trick. Use a song like Happy Birthday or Take Me Out to the Ballgame. If you’re religious, say your favorite prayer enough times to equal 20 seconds.
• Wipe down everything that you bring into your home.
• By the way, we are keeping our parks open, but our playgrounds closed. But we still have people not practicing proper distancing, like basketball games, etc. If you’re in the same family/household, fine. But there aren’t too many households with 8 sons in them, so use your head and protect everyone’s safety! If you want to play, get creative and figure out a shooting contest and each person pick a basket, as an example. If conduct like this continues, we will be forced to close our parks.

DO NOT PICK UP LITTER:  We can’t believe we’re saying this, but Don’t Stash the Trash.  Unfortunately people are becoming more careless, thus lots of litter around Town. To be safe, just leave it.  (I heard that people are taking initiative and cleaning up their neighborhoods.  It’s hard for us to stop you.  So if you do, Please Please Please, dress properly, wear a mask, gloves, eye guard, and wash your clothes when you get home.  We’d much prefer you wait until we are all safer. However, this brings us to our next important point.

LITTERING USED MASKS AND GLOVES:  It is ridiculous that we even have to write this.  There are gloves and masks being tossed around Town, especially when people leave our supermarkets. If you are doing this, what exactly are you thinking?!  People are sick, the virus is spreading, people are dying, our first responders and front line medical personnel are literally risking their lives, workers must clean up after you, and people are forgetting about all of that and only thinking of themselves.   How much more selfish can you be?!  If you are caught littering masks or gloves related to this crisis, you will receive a summons under Chapter 241 of the Town Code and we will recommend the maximum fine of $1000.  If you are doing this, Stop Right Now! You are unnecessarily putting your neighbors, local workers, and front-line medical staff in serious danger.   Stop Doing This!

LIFE, HELP, DISTRACTIONS, and GENERAL INFO

• STIMULUS CHECKS:   Important. The IRS WILL NOT CALL YOU for bank information or any other reason. Please be very careful!!!
• IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE THE VIRUS: The County number is (888) 364-3065. They walk you through questions, and progress from there. Do not visit your doctor or the hospital first, just call the number or call your doctor.
• IF YOU NEED HELP, ASK: If you need help, let us know. Groceries, health issues, conversation, just reach out. Remember, We Are Lonely…Together. Just call or text my cell at 830-6061 or call our Police Dept if an emergency.

There’s more information from the Town of North Castle on COVID-19 here.