St. Tammany Parish leaders form a taskforce committee to execute a strategy to reopen the parish economy following the April 30th re-opening deadline.
Parish President Mike Cooper announced the formation of the St. Tammany Economic Recovery and Resiliency Advisory Council, which according to a press release, will establish the Live Safe. Work Safe. Shop Safe. Action Plan once the stay at home orders are lifted.
“We are looking ahead to prepare to move forward with the health and economic recovery in our Parish. We have worked hard as a community to slow the spread of COVID-19. As we plan to gradually re-open, I want to remind everyone that we need to stay the course over the next ten days,” said Cooper. “We each have the choice to either detract from our progress or to contribute to our recovery. Let’s all choose to move toward recovery, so our plan can be implemented.”
"I am grateful for our community where so many people from across every sector are willing to step up and come to the table to find solutions and offer their time and expertise to contribute to our recovery." -St. Tammany Parish President, Mike Cooper https://t.co/B3z0qUUgQV
— St. Tammany Parish (@STPGOV) April 20, 2020The media release also says, “The Advisory Council will use standards put forth by the White House, the Governor’s Office and other industry-related resources, to draft recommendations including timelines for the phased re-opening of the business and the recommended protocols for businesses using state and federal guidelines as well as industry recommendations.”
The Advisory Council will be made up of representatives from private and public sectors, including healthcare clinics and hospitals, public health agencies, elected officials, and business and non-profit organization leaders.
The Advisory Council is expected to submit preliminary guidelines for phase one of the Action Plan to the parish president by the end of the week.
