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WHERE’S MY DELIVERY? OUTDOOR
AMENITY
CLOSURES

To encourage social
distancing and slow
the spread of the
COVID-19 corona-
virus, the City of Al-
exandria and the Al-
exandria City Public
Schools (ACPS) have
closed the following
public play spaces
( playgrounds, fenced
basketball and tennis
courts, park amenities, etc. until further notice per the City of
)
Over the past two years, packages delivered by Amazon were Alexandria’s press release on March 21, 2020.
often left in the lobbies of the buildings to which they were ad-
dressed. Patrol Services Officers saw the large number of items Utilizing the same rationale, the Watergate Board of Directors
(
left in the lobby area and courteously took each package to each approved closure of Watergate’s outdoor amenities playground,
unit door. This action, taken in good faith to ensure packages tennis, basketball and multi-purpose courts, volleyball area, up-
)
were delivered to the intended unit, has only exacerbated the per and lower terrace seating during their March 31 Board
problem and incentivizes the delivery driver’s non-compliance Meeting.

with our community’s policies. In addition, this routine delivery These closures have been made in light of these areas continuing
takes time away from the officers’ duties to the Association. to attract large groups of residents, despite earlier warnings. Ad-

The Board of Directors approved the following policy effective ditionally, it is not practicable for Watergate staff to properly
Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Patrol Services Officers will no longer clean the areas as required amidst COVID-19 concerns.
collect and deliver Amazon packages not given directly to the resi- Watergate residents must do their part to maintain social dis-
dent or placed in front of the resident’s unit door as we require. tances of 6+ feet from one another in order to slow the spread of

If you do not see your package from Amazon and you know it’s the virus to our neighbors, family and community.
arrived, please call Amazon’s Customer Service at 888-280- As exercise and amenities are an important part of our communi-
(
4331, track your order via http://www.amazon.com/help/wheres ty and lifestyle, we hope that during this period, you will consid-
-my-stuff or report a problem with an order https:// er taking advantage of the community walking trail while, of
)
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www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/? course, adhering to distancing guidelines.
nodeId=201945500 .
)

HOLD THE ELEVA-
TOR, PLEASE?!

It’s a complaint that Wa-
tergate at Landmark front
desk staff have been fielding
frequently of late – “residents
are not adhering to social dis-
tancing in the elevators!”

Rather than post signage or
rules for absolutely every situ-
ation, we remind residents to
exercise common sense in high
-density and high-traffic areas
such as elevators, laundry
(
rooms and lobbies too here at Watergate.
)

Specifically, extend adherence to the now-familiar social distanc-
ing guidelines of national authorities if not with members of your
(
immediate household into these areas and if necessary, simply
)
await the next elevator or step out on an earlier floor if uncom-

fortable with the crowd.