The City of Hartford has announced plans to close the city's athletic fields to reduce COVID-19 transmission.
Use of Hartford's outdoor athletic fields will be suspended as of Tues., October 13th. It comes as the city identifies an uptick in coronavirus cases. “We have seen significant use of our outdoor athletic fields, and unfortunately, we’ve also seen too little adherence to coronavirus protocols, including mask wearing and social distancing,” said Mayor Luke Bronin.
The suspension does not apply to school-sponsored athletics or Hartford Athletic soccer games. The city says those activities already have COVID-19 restrictions in place.
Reservations for the use of fields on Oct. 13th and for the remainder of the fall season will be canceled. Organizations that use the fields for unauthorized athletic activities after Oct. 12th, will be barred from using fields for the spring season.
