Coronavirus Easton: Town Hall Closed, Meetings Postponed

EASTON, CT — Town Hall will be closed to the public, but will continue to operate with a minimum staffing, handling essential matters by appointment only.

First Selectman David Bindelglass announced the move as part of the Town's effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. Residents with important business should call ahead before noon, to schedule an appointment.

"By now the severity of the situation should be apparent to everyone in Easton," Bindelglass posted on the Town website. "As more testing becomes available the number of documented infections will rise rapidly and residents in Easton will be diagnosed with the virus. Until that time, the best advice I can give is to assume that every contact with another person could potentially get you exposed to the virus."

The first selectman urged that emergency services and hospitals should only be accessed by those who are in life threatening situations.

All public meetings and hearings, including Brown Bag Lunch, Morehouse Property and Health District Public Hearing have been postponed. Boards, commissions and committees meetings are being held under the discretion of the chairman but may ultimately be cancelled or postponed. The budget process has been put on hold.

"The Governor has given us an additional 30 days (as of now) to hold our Town Meeting which we will take advantage of," Bindelglass said. "We are looking at electronic solutions to conducting some of these meetings but are proceeding cautiously. We want to be certain that if we do something electronically that is accessible to as many citizens as possible and allows full participation."

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