Irwin Borough will no longer be under a covid-19 emergency declaration as of July.
Council on Wednesday rejected a motion to extend the March 21 disaster declaration another 90 days. The current declaration runs through June 30.
Mayor Bill Hawley had issued the declaration of a state of emergency for the borough in an effort to prevent the spread of covid-19. Borough offices were closed to the public and parks were closed when the county was in the red phase of the state-ordered restrictions. All the borough’s critical services continued to function during the state of emergency, even though offices were closed to the public.
During the meeting, none of the council members or borough officials wore masks or kept a social distance of at least six feet.
All parks and playgrounds are now open, said Councilman Mike Yunn, who heads the borough’s recreation committee.
