City of Lakeport closes parks
- Lake County News reports
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – In another measure taken to reduce the potential for spreading COVID-19, the city of Lakeport on Monday said it is closing its parks.
The closure goes into effect on Tuesday and will continue until further notice.
Facilities the city closed include Library Park and the adjoining public park, all public restrooms at those parks, as well as the dog park at Westside Community Park.
City officials reported that the closures are meant to maintain policies that enforce social distancing in an effort to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19.
As of Monday night, no positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed yet in Lake County.
On Sunday, the city of Clearlake closed Redbud Park and Thompson Harbor, including Redbud Park’s boat launch ramps, parking lot and other recreation facilities, as Lake County News has reported.