West Lake Norman News

Town of Davidson issued the following announcement on July 22.

Mecklenburg County, in conjunction with the City of Charlotte and the towns of Davidson, Matthews, Mint Hill and Pineville, announced a joint proclamation with additional business restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19. The restrictions go into effect tomorrow after it is posted on MeckNC.gov, and the towns’ websites. It will remain in effect while North Carolina remains in Phase Two of the state’s “Stay Safer at Home” Order that is currently effective until August 7, 2020.

“Our most recent data show an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases among young adults. We received reports and evidence of large numbers of mostly younger residents gathering in various establishments with no face coverings or social distancing. This is not conducive to slowing the spread of this virus,” said Mecklenburg County Deputy Health Director, Dr. Raynard Washington. “This thoughtful, carefully constructed approach will lessen the opportunity for our residents to put themselves and their loved ones in harm’s way.”

The business restrictions outlined in the proclamation include:

• Restaurants serving only food and non-alcoholic beverages may continue to operate during advertised hours provided all requirements for social distancing and mask wearing are followed.
• Restaurants and private clubs serving food and alcohol shall be closed to onsite consumption of food and beverages and no customers shall be present for the onsite consumption of food and beverages between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
• Restaurants may continue drive through, delivery, and/or pick-up services after 11 p.m. so long as there is no onsite consumption of food and beverages.
• Restaurants, breweries, wine shops, private clubs, bars, and any other business or organization that are permitted to sell alcohol for onsite customers may not sell alcohol between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. and no customers shall be present for onsite consumption of alcohol between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
• Restaurants, private clubs and other food and beverage service businesses may not provide onsite outdoor table service for the consumption of food or alcoholic beverages in Mecklenburg County, City of Charlotte, and the Towns of Davidson, Matthews, Mint Hill or Pineville between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
• No offsite table service for the consumption of food and beverages by restaurants, private clubs and other food and beverage service businesses between 11p.m. and 5 a.m.
• No sitting or standing at bars for food and beverage consumption at restaurants, bars or other food and beverage service businesses.
• Restaurants, private clubs, bars and other food and beverage service businesses should NOT allow customers and patrons to touch shared surfaces such as bar counters or game equipment like pool tables, darts, pinball machines, or any other such game equipment that requires social touching of the game equipment.
• All outdoor activities, gatherings, or events of more than twenty-five people are prohibited. (Worship services, religious and spiritual gatherings, funeral ceremonies, wedding ceremonies, and gatherings for health and safety, for work, to obtain food, or to obtain government services are exempt from this section.)

The restrictions do not apply to alcohol sold at convenience or grocery stores, wine and liquor stores, or retail business.

It is important to make sure the information you are getting about COVID-19 is coming directly from reliable sources like MCPH, CDC and NCDHHS. The best resource for information about COVID-19 in Mecklenburg County is the County’s website, MeckNC.gov. Individuals can also call the County’s COVID-19 hotline at 980-314-9400.

For more information, please visit the County’s website, MeckNC.gov, the CDC’s website at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus and NCDHHS’ website at www.ncdhhs.gov/coronavirus, which will also include future positive COVID-19 test results in North Carolina.

A video of the media briefing from earlier today is available on MeckNC.gov.

Town of Davidson Events Canceled Through Summer

Last week, Governor Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina would remain in Phase 2 of its reopening plan until at least August 7, 2020. During Phase 2, outdoor gatherings are still limited to 25 people. This restriction, along with the continued unpredictability and active community spread of COVID-19 in our area, makes it impractical to plan mass gatherings for the rest of the summer.

Accordingly, the Town of Davidson has canceled the following events:

All remaining Concerts on the Green and Concerts at the Circle:

• August 2 - 20 Ride
• August 15 - Chunky Daddy
• August 23 - Gospelfest
• September 6 - The Legacy Motown Revue
• September 19 - L.A. Maybe
• September 20 - The Davidson College Symphony & Jazz Ensemble
• October 17 - Rusty Knox/Carolina Soul Band

The following events will also be canceled:

• National Night Out - August 4
• Davidson Connections- August 6
• Davidson Connections - September 3

Several events, including board of commissioner meetings, advisory board meetings, public hearings, and community meetings, will continue to occur virtually. Information on these events will be posted at the Town of Davidson website at www.townofdavidson.org.

For the latest, local health information about COVID-19, visit the Mecklenburg County Public Health Department website here. The Town of Davidson also has a dedicated COVID-19 webpage here.

Original source: https://www.ci.davidson.nc.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1580