Yorktown Reinstitutes Some Coronavirus Restrictions

YORKTOWN, NY — The town of Yorktown has reinstituted coronavirus restrictions in response to the rising number of cases.

In a news release, town officials said beginning Monday, Aug. 9, the Town Board requires the following:

• All visitors to any indoor town facility will be required to wear a mask.
• All unvaccinated town employees will be required to wear a mask when indoors.
• All indoor public-facing town employees, regardless of vaccination status, must wear a mask when speaking to a member of the public.

Supervisor Matt Slater said these were necessary and proactive steps to take for the safety of our employees and the general public.

"We are all hopeful that these are the only steps needed and we will continue to monitor the local COVID-19 impact on our community as the fall season approaches," he said.

In the past month, the number of active cases of new coronavirus has grown from two cases on July 8 to 87 cases as of Sunday.

Slater said the Town Board has assembled a group of local medical professionals to help it navigate the decision-making process to ensure that everything is done to protect public employees and residents.

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