(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

After a two-week period of no announcements or updates, the Beaver County Commissioners held their first public meeting to go over updates–albeit without the public. Rather they livestreamed the meeting to the county website and YouTube, as they are urging the citizens to stay home amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The COVID-19 pandemic has put cancellation or postponement on several events and business plans in Beaver County, and as Garen Fedeles stated at the meeting, the eventual property reassessment isn’t immune either:

 

Fedeles was there along with all three county commissioners, which some might see as a surprise since Commissioner Jack Manning released a statement last week saying that he was going to quarantine himself at his home. Manning spoke in response to a citizen’s submitted question in regards to that, and he clarified his recent actions:

 

The other two Commissioners spoke about the continued impact of the coronavirus in Beaver County, both reiterating the importance of self-quarantine and following CDC guidelines. Chairman Dan Camp specifically spoke about the reality that more cases in Beaver County will be realized:

 

The Commissioners’ next meeting will be on April 9 at 10 AM.