CK closes three municipal offices again

CHATHAM-KENT – Municipal Service Centres in Tilbury, Ridgetown and Dresden reopened January 27 but were closed again almost immediately due to high levels of staff under COVID-19 protocol.

The centres had been closed since January 12. A press release on January 26 stated that they were set to reopen Thursday, January 27. On Friday, January 28 a new press release stated that all three were being closed again effective Monday, January 31 for another two-week period.

Cathy Hoffman, Chatham-Kent’s General Manager of Human Resources and Organizational Development and Chief Human Resources Officer, said the high transmissibility of Omicron variant means staff availability can change rapidly.

“Our first responsibility is to maximize the safety of our employees and the community,” she said. “We are reassessing our capabilities on a daily basis and we have to be ready to react to the realities of the situation.”

Hoffman said that citizens are encouraged to utilize municipal digital service offerings whenever possible, which includes dog tag licence renewals at pawr.org/ product-category/dog-tags/ due by March 31, property tax interim payments at www.chatham-kent. ca/paypropertytaxes due by March 1, and www.ck311.ca for general information and service request inquiries.