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BELLEVILLE - ROMULUS
BELLEVILLE - ROMULUS

Van Buren Township Hall set to reopen to public

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Van Buren Township Hall will put in place when entering town- Belleville Area Museum will
reopen to residents on Monday, ship hall to ensure the safety of If at all possible we're remain closed until further
June 15, although officials are both the staff and residents. notice.
encouraging residents to contin- Upon arrival, all visitors must encouraging residents to All township sponsored or
ue to do business remotely and wear a mask inside the building, limit coming into the building. organized activities, programs
by appointment. have their temperature recorded and events have been canceled
“If at all possible we're (a contactless process with an until July 5, according to a state-
encouraging residents to limit Infrared thermometer) and will Heritage, French Landing and Buren Park Beach, Quirk Park ment from township officials.
coming into the building. be asked to complete a quick Haggerty Neighborhood Parks Splash Pad and the park pavil- For a list of department con-
However, we will be glad to see standard confidential screening will reopen on June 22 with ions will remain closed until fur- tact information and frequently
and serve those who have to questionnaire, officials said. proper sanitizing and signs post- ther notice. asked questions regarding proce-
come in,” said Treasurer Sharry All Van Buren Township parks ed to follow social distance The Van Buren Township dures and services or absentee
Budd. including Quirk Park and Senior guidelines. However, all play- Senior Center, Parks & voting, visit https://vanburen-
New procedures have been Garden, Van Buren Park, Riggs ground equipment, the Van Recreation Department and the mi.org/.
Romulus library continues to offer on-line services

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While the Romulus Public Virtual Story Time with Miss
Library is preparing to open To that end, we are working to acquire a Jessica (Youth tab, click on
soon, Director Patty Braden YouTube Playlist); Capstone e-
reminded residents that the facil- sufficient supply of hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, books (Youth tab, click on
ity offers several online services. masks, gloves, and other protective supplies. Capstone); Great Start Food
Braden said that she and the Banks (Services tab, click on
leadership team are working Food Banks); Virtual Music
together on a comprehensive staff is our top priority, she said. assured library users. Programs (Services Tab, click on
reopening plan to keep visitors “To that end, we are working She said that throughout the Virtual Programs); Tumble
safe and healthy when services to acquire a sufficient supply of phased reopening, library staff Books (Digital Library Tab, click
resume. “This will mean changes hand sanitizer, disinfecting will continue to monitor staffing on Tumble Books); Hoopla
to how we offer library services wipes, masks, gloves, and other levels, the availability of protec- Bonus Borrows Collection
and access to the building. Our protective supplies. Before the tive equipment and supplies, the (Digital Library tab, click Hoopla
plan is to take it one step at a closure, a disinfecting wipes dis- capacity of the library to manage Bonus); RBDigital magazines
time using a controlled, phased- penser was purchased. More each phase safely and successful- (Digital Library Tab, click RB
in approach to reopening. We recently, plexiglass safety barri- ly, and any local/state/federal Digital); Overdrive e-books
will ease restrictions as we are ers were put in place at the circu- restrictions on physical distanc- (Digital Library Tab, click
able, following state and local lation desk. Library materials ing, sanitizing, and maximum Overdrive and Ancestry.com
guidelines, recommendations returned in the drop box are building occupancy ratios. (Resource Tab, click on Patty Braden
from public safety officials, and being quarantined for at least 24 “We miss you and look for- Ancestry).
advice from our colleagues at hours and this will continue after ward to seeing you all again Braden said she also wanted University Musical Society,
other libraries across the state,” we reopen. The building has soon,” Braden said. She also to thank library partners: Chamber Music Society of
Braden said in a recent email to been deep cleaned. Frequent reminded residents of the num- Tumble Books, RB Digital, Detroit, Detroit Symphony
city residents. and thorough cleaning will be ber of online services currently Overdrive, Hoopla, Great Start, Orchestra, and U of M School of
Safety of library patrons and the norm after reopening,” she available at the library including: Ancestry, Pebble Go by Capstone, Music Theater and Dance.