Some Town Facilities to Close Temporarily In West Hartford

A media release from the West Hartford town manager's office.

WEST HARTFORD, CT — The Town of West Hartford has made the decision to close some town facilities for two weeks as part of its emergency action plan to mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus. The closures will also allow our custodial staff to do a thorough cleaning of all the public spaces.

The facility closings are as follows:

• West Hartford Public Schools: Monday, March 16-Friday, March 27
• Veterans Rink: Saturday, March 14-Sunday, March 29
• Cornerstone Aquatics Center: Saturday, March 14-Sunday, March 29
• West Hartford Senior Center: Monday, March 16-Sunday, March 29
• Elmwood Senior Center: Monday, March 16-Sunday, March 29. The CRT lunch program will be provided as a boxed lunch that will be available for pick-up only.
• Elmwood Community Center: Monday, March 16-Sunday, March 29, except for critical services, which include YWCA Day Care Center and CRT lunch (boxed lunch pick-up only)
• All library programs are canceled starting today, March 12. The main library and branch libraries will close from Sunday, March 15 to Sunday, March 29.
• Hillcrest Area Neighborhood Outreach Center will also close for two weeks, but will assist with lunch distribution (outside the building), from 11 AM to 12:30 PM, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, for Hillcrest residents only.

The following facilities will remain open at this time:

• Town Hall
• West Hartford parks
• Westmoor Park – but no programs will be held from Saturday, March 14 through Sunday, March 29
• Rockledge Golf Club
• Buena Vista Golf Club

The closures may extend beyond the timeframe indicated, but that decision will be made at a later date.

Dial-A-Ride services will continue for medical appointments, grocery shopping, and CRT lunch pick-up.

The Food Pantry, located on the first floor of Town Hall, has suspended its Self-Select Wednesday program. Pre-packed bags will be available for pick-up.

If you have any questions or seek more information, please call 860-561-6990 or 2-1-1, or visit these web pages: www.westhartfordct.gov/covid19, https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus, https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.