Siloam Springs begins opening city facilities

SILOAM SPRINGS — City Administrator Phillip Patterson during a recent city board meeting the city was opening facilities Monday.

The library will open for curbside pickup and delivery from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Then May 18, the library will open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. The library will allow 30 people at a time and have a time limit of 60 minutes for computers. Curbside pick up will continue from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday

The Transfer Station will open from 8 a.m to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Curbside recycling will resumed Monday. Staff will wear gloves and sanitize their trucks at the end of the day. The public will also be asked to wash their hands and use hand sanitizer after picking up their recycling bins.

Zumba classes will resume at the community building. Patterson said they will be subject to the same restrictions as gyms and fitness centers by staying 12 feet apart. The community building will open for availability of groups of 50 or less Saturday.

The lobbies of the animal shelter, community development building, city hall, utility billing, police, parks, fire, electric and public works will open.

Park amenities will open except for amenities for contact sports such as basketball, football and baseball.

Courts will resume on Monday at 8:30 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday for arraignments. On June 1, courts will have two sessions for arraignments, at 8:30 a.m and 10:30 a.m.

Marc Hayot may be reached by email at mhayot@nwadg.com.