City of Guntersville

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City News

May 29

July 4th Fireworks Cancelled

The City of Guntersville and the Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce regret to announce the cancellation of the annual 4th of July Fireworks over Lake Guntersville.  There is an expectation of a larger than normal crowd due to July 4th falling on a Saturday.  With current CDC guidelines for social distancing for a crowd this size, there are concerns regarding the safety of citizens and visitors in attendance; first responders patrolling the parks; and city personnel cleaning up during and after the event.  Additionally, the agreement required by the State Fire Marshal’s Office, “to maintain a consistent six-foot distance between persons from different households,” cannot be signed in good faith. The COVID-19 public health crisis has been an adjustment for everyone and this decision to cancel was not made without much thoughtfulness, discussion, and consideration over the last few months with City department heads and local and state leadership. We hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July this year and we are already planning for July 4, 2021!

May 14

Modified Memorial Day Recycling & Garbage Schedule

The City of Guntersville will be closed for Memorial Day, on Monday, May 25, 2020. Regular Monday recycling pickup will be on Tuesday instead and regular Tuesday recycling will be on Wednesday. Gunter’s Landing will receive both recycling and garbage service on Tuesday. Residential garbage pickup should be on the regular schedule for everyone else this week.

May 14, 2020

Barge Design Solutions, Inc.

Barge Design Solutions, Inc. as the designer of record for the Guntersville Park Project, is requesting that a waiver of the stormwater detention requirement portion of City Ordinance 963 be granted pursuant to Section 8.5-39(c) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Guntersville. The latest plans are available upon request at City Hall located at 341 Gunter Avenue, Guntersville, AL 35976. Please provide comments and objections within thirty (30) days of May 18, 2020. In the absence of objections the waiver shall be granted.

Mar 31, 2020

Senior Center Meal Service Changes

The Guntersville Senior Center will be going thru some changes in meal service.  First of all our homebound clients that already have a client ID# will no longer receive a hot meal from the Senior Center on Monday-Friday of each week.  We will be bringing our homebound shelf stable meals.  These meals could include soups, peanut butter, crackers, cereal bars, canned fruit,  fruit juice, raisins ,simple but nutritious meals that can be prepared at home by our homebound clients.  We hope to deliver these to your homes every 14 days until we are able to resume our hot meal delivery.  Our clients are to eat one of these meals each day to supplement their diets. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause our clients.  We are all trying to work together to insure that our homebound clients are taken care of.  We will no longer be serving hot meals curbside at our senior center to our congregate clients.  We will be provided a small number of shelf stable meals for our most vulnerable clients If you have any questions about these meals, you may call Reita @ 256-505-3000.  Our prayer for each citizen in this community is to stay healthy.

Thanks

Reita T. Graham

Director

Guntersville Senior Center

Mar 23

FEMA Coronavirus Rumor Control…Rumors vs Facts

The purpose of this FEMA page is to help the public distinguish between rumors and facts regarding the response to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Rumors can easily circulate within communities during a crisis. Do your part to the stop the spread of disinformation by doing 3 easy things; don’t believe the rumors, don’t pass them along and go to trusted sources of information to get the facts about the federal (COVID-19) response. Always go to trusted sources of information like coronavirus.gov or your state and local government’s official websites or social media accounts for instructions and information specific to your community.

https://www.fema.gov/Coronavirus-Rumor-Control