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COVID-19 ACTIONS To encourage social edly washing hands. Should more
distancing and slow
measures be required per governing
the spread of the authorities, we will implement such.
By Tom Curry, General Manager COVID-19 corona-
virus, the City of This past week, Governor Northam
Out of an abundance of caution and Alexandria and the Alexandria City mandated closure of a long list of non
with the goal of supporting the CDC Public Schools (ACPS) announced -essential businesses and activities.
guidance regarding social distancing the closure of public play spaces He stated, “This is an unprecedented
during the Novel Coronavirus (playgrounds, fenced basketball and situation and it requires unprecedent-
(COVID-19) outbreak, On Friday tennis courts, park amenities, etc.) in ed actions to protect public health and
March 13, 2020 the Association its March 21, 2020 press release. The save lives.”
took major steps to protect the health Association closed the following
of residents at Watergate at Land- amenities as of April 1, 2020 to keep The following adjustments were im-
mark. The Board of Directors agreed in step with the City’s actions: plemented as a result of the mandated
with Management’s request to can- • Community Center’s Upper and closures.
cel all activities and social events at Lower Terrace sitting areas
WAL effective Saturday, March 14, • Gazebos Meetings
2020. They included: • Playground Board meetings are now held via con-
• Fitness Center • Multipurpose Area ference line or video conference calls.
• Indoor Pool • Sand Volleyball Court Committee meetings are canceled
• Locker Rooms and Saunas • Basketball Court except for emergency needs. Meeting
• Game Room • Outdoor Tennis Courts dates are announced in the Friday
• Library Scheduled Committee meetings and Watergate Weekly newsletter. Resi-
• Card Room club gatherings are canceled until dents who wish to attend a meeting
• TV Room further notice. Fitness classes, Asso- must email their name and unit num-
• Terrace Lounge ciation social events and scheduled ber to Brittney Copeland at
ea2bod@watergateatlandmark.com.
• Blue Room Thursday A&E shuttle trips were Residents will then receive the phone
• ALL Party Rooms canceled. The Association’s Handy- number and access code that allows
• Indoor Racquet Club man Service was also temporarily put them to listen to the meeting.
on hold.

The Associa- Bulk Trash
tion staff is on- Our trash hauler has temporarily
site providing stopped Bulk trash collection. Resi-
Environmental, dents are forbidden to place bulk
Patrol, Facilities items on the loading dock. Household
Maintenance and trash must go into the trash chutes
Residents Ser- and residents must follow the recy-
vices. We are fre- cling rules.
quently wiping
down all common Shuttle Bus
area touch surfac- Metro shut down the Van Dorn Street
es including door- Metro Station. Our metro shuttle
knobs, elevator morning and afternoon runs now go
buttons, push to King Street station in Old Town.
bars, and counter- Due to the Commonwealth mandated
tops with disin- store closures and lower ridership the
fectant. Facilities Shopping Shuttle schedule has been
is handling emer- shortened to Monday, Wednesday,
gency facility Friday and Saturday. The shopping
infrastructure shuttle stops are Walmart, Home De-
problems. All pot and local grocery stores.
staff members are
adhering to social Community Center and
distancing, wear- Resident Services Office
ing appropriate The Community Center remains
protective equip- closed and the Resident Services
ment and repeat- counter now has a plexiglass window.

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