City offices reopening to the public Monday

Morganton City Hall and City offices will reopen to the public on Monday, September 21.

While City offices are reopening to the public, COVID-19 still poses a threat to all of our health and safety. If you are entering a City building, we ask that you please wear a mask, stay six feet apart from other people, and frequently wash and sanitize your hands.

Protective measures have been put in place inside City Hall to help keep our employees and citizens safe. Markers have been placed on the floor throughout the building in high-traffic areas to designate how far apart people should be from each other. Plexiglass barriers are in place at our business counters to minimize droplet spread of COVID-19.

Recreation Facilities

City recreation facilities are reopening to the public under a modified schedule and capacity limitations. In accordance with Gov. Roy Cooper’s Executive Orders, playing basketball is not allowed in any City recreation facility.

Recreation facility hours are as follows:

• Morganton Aquatic Center: Monday – Thursday, 6am to 7:30pm; Friday, 6am to 5pm; Saturday, 8am to 1pm; Closed Sunday. A maximum of 25 people will be allowed inside the facility at any time. Masks must be worn, unless you are swimming.
• Collett Street Recreation Center: Monday, 9am to 8pm; Tuesday, 9am to 6pm; Wednesday, 9am to 5pm; Thursday, 9am to 8pm; Friday, 9am to 5pm; Saturday, 9am to 8pm; Closed Sunday. A maximum of 10 people will be allowed inside any room in the facility at any time. Masks must be worn at all times, even if you are exercising or working out. A maximum of 10 people will be allowed inside the weight room at one time. The weight room will be open 8am to 8 pm, Monday through Friday, 12pm to 8 pm Saturday, and closed Sundays.
• Mountain View Recreation Center: Monday, 9am to 9pm; Tuesday, 9am to 8pm; Wednesday, 9am to 5pm; Thursday, 9am to 8pm; Friday, 9am to 5pm; Saturday, 12pm to 8pm; Closed Sunday. A maximum of 25 people will be allowed inside any room in the facility at any time. Masks must be worn, unless you are involved in strenuous activity.

Online and Phone Services

The City encourages people to continue conducting business with the City online, by email and over the phone, in order to limit the number of people inside our buildings at any given time. By minimizing close contact between employees and citizens, we can all keep each other safe from the ongoing pandemic.

More information on conducting business over the phone, by email, and online can be found below.

“We are glad to be able to reopen our City facilities to the public, but would like to remind everyone that it takes all of us doing our part to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” said City Manager Sally Sandy. “If you are entering a City building, wear a mask, keep your distance from other people, and wash and sanitize your hands frequently.”