“Evesham Township will continue to take all necessary steps to protect our residents and ensure their health and wellbeing,” Mayor Jaclyn Veasy said. Zane Clark, a spokesman for Evesham Township, noted that the closures do not reflect any specific belief from the township that visitors to any of these facilities would be exposed to COVID-19.Ī press release issued by Evesham Township noted that Evesham canceled the municipal meetings (zoning, council, planning) that were regularly scheduled for this past week.

“Our township is facing an unprecedented challenge unlike any other in recent memory,” declared Mayor Jackyln Veasy after calling the meeting to order and council approving a resolution that allowed for the emergency mechanism in the Open Public Meetings Act (OPRA) to be utilized.

An “emergency” meeting of a public body is one that is held in “the absence of having sufficient time (48 hours) of providing adequate notice” to the public and the municipality’s legal newspapers because “the matters to be discussed are of such importance that a delay would likely result in substantial harm to public interest.” One Pinelands municipality, Evesham Township, even held a rare, spontaneous emergency meeting this week to discuss the township’s response to COVID-19. EVESHAM-The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and resulting public health emergency, with mandatory social distancing requirements, has forced local municipalities to make substantial adjustments to municipal services and protocols.

Evesham township recreation center