COVID Safety: In Support of Move

COVID Safety: In Support of Move 12/15/2020
I support Robyn's proposal to move the town clerk/coordinator, treasurer, accountant, and assessors to space in 18 Jacob's Road Town Building that would be public and handicap accessible as well as able to be socially distant and able to mitigate the risk of COVID for the duration needed to keep our town employees in a safe working environment.

​​From: Barbara Rode <brode1992@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 12:00 AM
Subject: Moving Town Employees for Social Distancing
To: HeathTownCoordinator <bos@townofheath.org>
 
Dear Select Board -
I was in attendance at last Tuesday's Select Board meeting on 12/7/2020, and have been in attendance for most of the Tuesday meetings since March 2020, and since the COVID-19 pandemic changed so much of our everyday lives.  First, thank you for all the hours and hard work you put in to attending to the Town's business.
 
I have listened to the Select Board go back and forth countless times on closing and opening the entrance to Sawyer Hall, and managing the townspeople's access to town employees for town business services. The town has tried the numerous solutions proposed and yet continues to receive complaints of unsafe congestion, inability to maintain social distancing, and inaccess to town services for the public in a satisfactory manner.

I support Robyn's proposal to move the town clerk/coordinator, treasurer, accountant, and assessors to space in 18 Jacob's Road Town Building that would be public and handicap accessible as well as able to be socially distant and able to mitigate the risk of COVID for the duration needed to keep our town employees in a safe working environment.
 
It is a common sense solution to an ongoing challenge that will also offer more cost effective employee productivity per hour as Charlene and Hilma will not have to serve as constant doormen.  
 
I appreciate the opportunity to share my opinion and offer any assistance I can to physically assist in the move to defray costs to the taxpayers already struggling.  I have an enclosed SUV or pickup truck to assist with that as well.
 
Thanks for your time, 
Barbara Rode