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From YouTube: Mayor Hamilton's Message to Community on April 6
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Check-in with Mayor Hamilton with this week's message to the community.
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Hi
this
is
Mayor
John
Hamilton,
it's
Monday,
April,
6
and
I.
Just
wanted
to
reach
out
to
the
community
as
a
whole.
Give
you
an
update
and
thank
you
so
much
for
all
that
you're
doing
we
are
still
in
the
middle
of
a
pandemic,
as
you
know,
with
coronavirus,
and
that
is
present
substantially
in
our
community.
The
governor
has
extended
the
state
of
emergency
for
two
more
weeks.
A
At
least
I
would
not
be
surprised
if
he
does
it
for
longer
into
late
this
month
and
perhaps
beyond
that,
the
importance
of
physical,
distancing
and
staying
at
home
cannot
be
emphasized
too
much
to
help
reduce
the
virus
from
spreading.
We've
had
a
couple.
Employees
already
in
city
government
be
the
confirmed
cases
a
firefighter
in
the
parks
department
and
many
others
in
community
and
being
able
to
stay
at
home
when
you
can
and
always
to
physical
distance
from
others
is
so
important,
don't
go
to
work
if
you're
sick.
A
We
know
there
are
a
lot
of
essential
workers
who
are
working.
We
thank
them,
whether
they're
at
the
hospital
or
the
grocery
store
or
the
pharmacy,
whether
it's
a
city,
employee,
a
police
officer,
Fire,
Department,
sanitation,
worker,
many
others,
transit
worker
fixing,
potholes
construction
workers,
all
of
them
helping
make
the
community
continue
to
work,
but
we
also
know
that
most
of
us
should,
as
we
can
stay
home
under
order
of
the
governor,
only
go
out
for
essential
purposes.
So
thank
you
for
doing
that.
It
will
save
lives.
It
will
protect
our
health
care
system.
A
A
couple
other
updates,
I,
think,
might
be
helpful.
You
know
the
CDC
changed
its
recommendations,
probably
on
face
masks,
and
we
are
embracing
that
to
encourage
everyone
to
use
a
face,
mask
not
the
medical
masks
reserved
for
our
health
care
workers
and
those
critical
situations,
but
homemade
masks
or
cloth
coverings.
These
are
really
ways
that
you
who
may
be
infectious
without
having
any
symptoms
are
protecting
everyone
around
you
as
you
go
out,
so
that
is
encouraged
now
directed
as
a
good
practice.
There
are
many
volunteers
making
hundreds
of
masks.
A
We
thank
them
like
so
many
volunteers.
Doing
so
many
good
things
that's
important,
but
but
do
we
encourage
you
to
use
a
mask
now?
There
are
people
helping
deliver
food
there
to
the
hungry.
There
are
people
helping
create
housing
for
the
homeless.
There
are
many
things
happening,
both
inside
government
and
outside
government.
There's
multi-million
dollar
supports
coming,
we
hope
from
City
Council's
shortly
to
help
support
small
businesses
and
their
employees,
nonprofits
arts,
others.
A
All
these
are
steps
we're
taking
both
to
protect
our
health
and
to
help
the
community
be
in
a
position
to
support
us
as
we
move
forward.
Things
are
going
to
get
tougher
before
they
get
better,
but
we
know
we
will
get
through
this.
There
will
be
a
tomorrow
and
we're
trying
to
prepare
ourselves
so
that
we
can
get
there
as
as
well
as
we
can
frankly
and
appreciate
all
you're
doing
for
that.
I
try
to
communicate
regularly
at
City
Council.
A
Once
a
week,
there's
a
Friday
afternoon
press
conference
with
a
number
of
my
colleagues
I'm
on
the
radio
I'm
happy
to
get
your
questions
too
through
our
office.
You
also
can
call
2-1-1
if
you're
feeling
stressed
or
worried
about
your
reactions
and
feelings.
These
days
they
can
help
steer
you
to
some
support.
There's
a
great
website
called
helping
Bloomington
Monroe
and
you
can
go
to
their
help
in
Bloomington
Monroe,
all
inward.
That
can
also
steer
you
toward
some
resources.
We
all
need
each
other.
A
Please
take
care
of
each
other,
your
neighbors,
your
family,
your
community,
do
the
right
thing
stay
at
home,
where
you
can
physical
distance
reach
out.
If
you
have
any
questions
again,
we're
gonna
get
through
it.
These
are
going
to
be
challenging
weeks,
but
we
will
come
out
Bloomington
and
I.
Want
you
to
take
care
of
each
other
and
take
care
of
Bloomington
John
Hamilton,
again
thanking
you
and
looking
forward
to
talking
again
soon
stay
well.