Coronavirus: Cedar Park Extends Local Disaster Declaration

CEDAR PARK, TX — In an emergency meeting, Cedar Park City Council members on Sunday voted unanimously to extend the mayor's previously issued local state of disaster declaration amid the growing new coronavirus threat.

Council members opted to keep the declaration in place until either Travis County, Williamson County or the State of Texas suspends theirs. Mayor Corbin Van Arsdale on March 17 issued the declaration in effect until March 24, a move the makes the region eligible for government disaster aid should it be needed.

In a press advisory, a city spokesperson said the declaration will ensure the city has a variety of tools, efficiencies and resources in their arsenal for combating the respiratory ailment that is now a global epidemic. Arsdale may issue additional emergency orders in order to respond to the rapidly-evolving COVID-19 situation, the spokesperson explained.

Click here to see the Continuation of Disaster Declaration.

The City of Cedar Park is taking proactive steps to limit exposure to and spread the new coronavirus, since renamed COVID-19. For one thing, the city canceled non-critical events in adherence with health officials' advice to keeping a safe distance from others — the so-called "social distancing" tactic. Find the latest city facility closures and event cancellations on the City of Cedar Park’s COVID-19 (coronavirus) information page.

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From earlier:

CEDAR PARK, TX — The Cedar Park City Council has scheduled an emergency meeting on Sunday to determine whether to continue the mayor's earlier declaration of local state of disaster due to the growing new coronavirus threat.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Residents can watch the the meeting online by clicking here.

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