By Peg McNichol
Feb 22, 2021 1:04 PM
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) Park Township board of trustees have a special virtual meeting set for 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. today, Feb. 22.
On the agenda:
a. Evaluating consultants for former airport property visioning process
b. Reviewing Supervisor’s draft letter to EGLE for The Reserve on Lake Macatawa. Park Township Supervisor Howard Fink’s letter expresses concern that the planned unit development was approved in 2019 and included a boat dock. But, Fink’s letter says, township officials are concerned that the 24-boat-slip dock would impede recreational use of Lake Macatawa. Fink’s letter says the developer told township officials the boat dock request was withdrawn. Fink’s letter said township officials expect some kind of boat dock as part of the development.
Although the Bell County Public Health District planned to regularly update its COVID-19 dashboard this week, weather-related issues prevented local health officials from releasing figures Wednesday afternoon.“Due to the weather
Although shelters and warming stations could lead to new COVID-19 cases, Amanda Robison-Chadwell, the Bell County Public Health District’s director, said residents should still seek services if they cannot shelter
County spokesman James Stafford told the Telegram that Pfizer notified Bell County regarding the shipment delay.
âOur shipment has not left Kalamazoo, Michigan,â he said. âWe got a notification from Pfizer that they are not going to ship doses until they know that it can get here on timeâ
Stafford said shipments from Pfizer are packaged with dry ice, and need to arrive at its destination within 24 hours in order to maintain the vaccinesâ ultra-cold storage.
âDry ice is needed to maintain proper temperatures in the thermal shipping container,â according to information obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Bell County Public Health District announced 11 new COVID-19 related deaths on Monday, as cumulative cases near 20,000. Active cases dropped to 1,370 â 137 fewer than its last update on Friday.
On Thursday, Health District Director Amanda Robison-Chadwell said local health officials anticipated that COVID-19 related deaths in Bell County would rise.
âI expect to see more added for the next several days as we receive certificate updates from our period of high hospitalizations,â she said at the time.
The county death toll is now 276.
Bell County has now totaled 19,669 cases, and at least 18,299 people have recovered to date, according to the health district.