Butler County leaders are banding together in an urgent message to residents that help is needed to slow the spread of COVID-19.
According to Butler County’s Director of Emergency Management Steve Bicehouse, during the county’s weekly call with school and health officials, there was a collective agreement that “an urgent call to action was needed as institutions and businesses begin to see challenges in staffing.”
They are asking residents to wear a mask, avoid large gatherings, wash your hands, and keep six feet apart.
County leaders also cited sports leagues that are unaffiliated with schools continuing to play and have practices—they say that hinders the message to help stop the spread.
Officials also say they recognize that virus fatigue has led the community to let down its guard. They are calling on the community to take proactive measures voluntarily in order to avoid mandatory interventions.
Their message is as follows:
“WEAR YOUR MASK! AVOID LARGE GATHERINGS! BUTLER COUNTY FOUGHT HARD TO PROTECT OUR HEALTH SYSTEM, KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE IN SCHOOL, PROTECT OUR VULNERABLE SENIORS, AND KEEP OUR BUSINESSES OPEN AND OUR WORKFORCE HEALTHY! BUT WE ARE SEEING THE VIRUS GET AHEAD OF US. WE CAN’T STOP NOW! AGAIN, WEAR YOUR MASK. WASH YOUR HANDS. CLEAN SURFACES. KEEP 6 FEET APART. AVOID NON-CRITICAL ACTIVITIES WHERE SOCIAL DISTANCING OR MASKING IS NOT POSSIBLE. ONLY YOU CAN KEEP BUTLER COUNTY OPEN NOW!“
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