Ontario City Hall will continue to be closed to the general public in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes the front desk reception area and the Community Development Center. The closure will extend to Friday, June 5, 2020 and will coordinate with Phase 2 of the County’s reopening plan.
Business and services will continue to be conducted at the city and the following means can be used to assist the needs of our community members.
The Malheur County Reopening Plan to enter Phase I on May 15th has been approved. For more information, see the full story from the Malheur County Health Department here.
Ontario City Hall will continue to be closed to the general public in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes the front desk reception area and the Community Development Center. The closure will extend to Friday, May 15, 2020, at which point we will reassess the situation.
Business and services will continue to be conducted at the city and the following means can be used to assist the needs of our community members.
Free drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be available Wednesday, April 29th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Malheur County Fairgrounds. See the following flyer and press release for additional information.
Event Flyer Press Release Ontario City Hall will continue to be closed to the general public in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes the front desk reception area and the Community Development Center. The closure will extend to Thursday, April 30, 2020, at which point we will reassess the situation.
Business and services will continue to be conducted at the city and the following means can be used to assist the needs of our community members.
We take these measures out of an abundance of caution. The City still needs to provide the services citizens rely on such as water, wastewater, fire, and police. Taking these measures will help us keep our essential services without disruption. Dan Cummings, our Community Development Director has posted information regarding the US Small Business Association's Economic Injury Disaster Loan program.
The EIDL (Economic Injury Disaster Loan) now offers up to a $10,000 grant (loan advance) which does not need to be repaid if the money is spent on paid leave, maintaining payroll, increased costs due to supply chain disruption, mortgage or lease payments or repaying obligations that cannot be met due to revenue losses. The website to directly apply is: covid19relief.sba.gov. Read the full letter here. Sparklight announced that it will extend unlimited data on all internet plans through May 12, 2020 in an effort to assist customers and provide continued connectivity for customers impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Read the full release here. The Red Cross has a severe shortage of blood. Below is a list of upcoming blood drive locations in Ontario, Oregon where members of the community can go to donate and help give back to the community.
Blood Drive Schedule This weekend, Malheur County Health Department reported that they have received their first positive COVID-19 test. Read the complete press release here.
City Hall will remain closed to the general public through April 10, 2020. We will re-assess the situation at that time.
Business and services will continue to be conducted at the city and the following means can be used to assist the needs of our community members.
We take these measures out of an abundance of caution. The City still needs to provide the services citizens rely on such as water, wastewater, fire and police. Taking these measures will help us keep our essential services without disruption. |
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