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Bandera County Commissioners Bobby Harris, Bruce Eliker, Judge Richard Evans, and Commissioners Jack Moseley and Jody Rutherford stand for the opening prayer during their special meeting held Monday, April 14.
Photo by Harvey Raab
April 14, 2020
County extends emergency declaration, receives update on CoViD-19 cases
By Jessica Nohealapa'ahi Goode
The Bandera Prophet
Bandera County commissioners extended the disaster declaration this morning, which will remain in effect for as long as the governor’s emergency order. The only addition is the closure of river crossings at all state and county roads.
“Hopefully we get things loosened up soon,” County Judge Richard Evans said.
Concerned about essential workers who daily go to work outside of their homes, Commissioner Jody Rutherford said he would prefer the emergency order remain in effect longer than two weeks, when the governor’s order is set to expire.
“I think if we open this up too soon, we’ll bring a lot of people in county that we don’t know anything about,” Rutherford said.
Commissioner Bobby Harris said he fields 30 to 40 calls per day from people asking to access the county park in Lakehills.
“I don’t want to see a hotbed in our county,” Rutherford said.
Emergency Management Coordinator Carey Reed said Bandera County is holding steady at two confirmed CoViD-19 cases. Despite speculation and chatter on social media, Reed said the latest case does not reside in Wharton’s Dock, nor did the patient expose co-workers to the disease.
“This person had not been working for the past few weeks before showing symptoms,” Reed said, adding the state health department followed up and did not feel the need to place anyone else under a 14-day self-monitoring.
Because the person was not able to recount where they may have been exposed, the case is considered community spread. The person who first tested positive remains in a Kerrville hospital.
“Hopefully we get things loosened up soon,” County Judge Richard Evans said.
Concerned about essential workers who daily go to work outside of their homes, Commissioner Jody Rutherford said he would prefer the emergency order remain in effect longer than two weeks, when the governor’s order is set to expire.
“I think if we open this up too soon, we’ll bring a lot of people in county that we don’t know anything about,” Rutherford said.
Commissioner Bobby Harris said he fields 30 to 40 calls per day from people asking to access the county park in Lakehills.
“I don’t want to see a hotbed in our county,” Rutherford said.
Emergency Management Coordinator Carey Reed said Bandera County is holding steady at two confirmed CoViD-19 cases. Despite speculation and chatter on social media, Reed said the latest case does not reside in Wharton’s Dock, nor did the patient expose co-workers to the disease.
“This person had not been working for the past few weeks before showing symptoms,” Reed said, adding the state health department followed up and did not feel the need to place anyone else under a 14-day self-monitoring.
Because the person was not able to recount where they may have been exposed, the case is considered community spread. The person who first tested positive remains in a Kerrville hospital.