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2020 Media Releases

Date Title Issued By
March 26, 2020 Health Department Director Dr. Adam London Issues Additional Public Health Recommendations | Spanish | Vietnamese Health Department
March 26, 2020 Kent County Fills Commission Vacancy
 Board of Commissioners
March 26, 2020 Kent County Recycling Center to Temporarily Close
 Public Works
March 25, 2020 Kent County Community Action Holding Food Distribution Event Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
 Kent County Community Action
March 22, 2020 Kent County Health Officer Issues Public Health Order for Childcare Facilities   |   Spanish  |   Vietnamese
Screening and Limitations Placed on Individuals Working At or Visiting Childcare Facilities 		Health Department
March 21, 2020 Kent County's First Death Linked to COVID-19 Virus Reported   |   Spanish  |   Vietnamese Health Department
March 19, 2020 Kent County Treasurer’s Office Closed for Walk-In Services | Spanish Treasurer's Office
March 18, 2020 Kent County Curtails In-Person Services Through April 5 in Response to COVID-19
County will continue to provide all essential services 		County Clerk / Register of Deeds
March 17, 2020 Kent County Clerk / Register of Deeds Office Suspending In-Person Transactions Until Further Notice County Clerk / Register of Deeds
March 16, 2020 Probate Court News Release Concerning COVID-19 Probate Court
March 16, 2020 17th Circuit Court News Release Concerning COVID-19 17th Circuit Court
March 16, 2020 Kent County Finance Committee & Executive Committee Meetings Using Teleconference Capacity & Moving to DeVos Place Grand Galleria A & B Meeting Rooms Board of Commissioners
March 16, 2020 Statement from Kent County Health Department Director Dr. Adam London | Spanish
Regarding current CDC, State of Michigan and Kent County COVID-19 orders and recommendationss 		Health Department
March 15, 2020 Kent County Health Officer Issues Emergency Order for Control of Pandemic | Spanish
Order reduces occupancy limits by 50% for licensed food service establishments, entertainment venues and fitness centers 		Health Department
March 14, 2020 63rd District Court News Release Concerning COVID-19 63rd District Court
March 13, 2020 Recycling Center to Reopen Following Upgrades Department of Public Works
March 13, 2020 Kent County Treasurer Ken Parrish Announces He Is Not Seeking Reelection Treasurer's Office
March 11, 2020 Kent County Clerk/Register Announces Complete Election Results, Praises Local Clerks County Clerk / Register of Deeds
March 9, 2020 Kent County Health Department receives $50,000 grant to enhance perinatal opioid treatment and resources offered to pregnant women and their infants | News Conference Video Health Department
March 9, 2020 Kent County Health Department, Mercy Health, Metro Health – University of Michigan and Spectrum Health Work Together to Prepare for COVID-19 | Spanish Health Department
March 2, 2020 Vacancy on the Kent County Community Action Agency Advisory Governing Board Board of Commissioners
February 25, 2020 Kent County Board Chair and Grand Rapids Mayor Co-sponsor Kent County Lead Action Team | Conference Video Health Department
February 16, 2020 Kent County Board of Commissioners Seek Applicants to Fill Upcoming County Commission Vacancy Board of Commissioners
February 12, 2020 Kent County Health Department Statement on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Quarantines Health Department
February 5, 2020 Recycling Center Undergoing Upgrades to Paper Sorting, Increasing Efficiency and Quality Department of Public Works
January 23, 2020 Kent County Board of Commissioners Approve Three Strategic Capital Improvement Projects Board of Commissioners
January 8, 2020 Grand Rapids Hospitals Enacting Visitor Restrictions Health Department
January 6, 2020 Kent County Health Department to Provide Free Radon Test Kits | Images Health Department
January 3, 2020 Kent County Board of Commissioners Elects Leadership Positions for 2020 | Chair Mandy Bolter Photo Board of Commissioners
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