Randy Griffin, Brad Quigley, Chris Ball | Image Source: louisacountyia.gov
Randy Griffin, Brad Quigley, Chris Ball | Image Source: louisacountyia.gov
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it does not appear that county officials are ready to extend any actions to reopen the Louisa County Courthouse, according to the Boone Republican News.
However, state and federal officials have made efforts to reopen many activities in the state.
The board of supervisors held their monthly meeting and agreed to halt reopening efforts until its next meeting.
Boone Republican News reported that the courthouse and other county buildings have been closed to the public since March 16.
However, Randy Griffin, who is a county supervisor, said recent COVID-19 infections assured him that reopening now would be premature.
“Per capita, we are the highest county in the State of Iowa, so I think we need to proceed with caution here,” Griffin said in the meeting.
Supervisor Brad Quigley completely agreed with Griffin's assessment. Quigley said that county officials haven't received any additional instructions from either Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds or any other public health workers.
Quigley said he wanted to wait until they received direction from Reynolds.
“No matter what the governor says, we need to think about this,” Griffin said. “When we are the highest in the state, we would be one of the last to start opening the courthouse. Everybody goes there.”
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