Forest County buildings closed to public

From staff reports

Forest County commissioners closed all county buildings to the public Friday.

“County staff will be providing all essential services to keep county government operating during this time,” according to a news release from the commissioners. “Please note that these changes do not apply to county departments subject to state-mandated staffing requirements or which are otherwise safety-essential,” the release said.

Those who need county services may call or email the department they need to talk to.

Department information is available on the county website at co.forest.pa.us.

“Please follow all recommendations and do not travel around our county unless necessary. We take this pandemic very seriously and do not want to put our employees or community members at risk,” the commissioners said in their release.

Any public meeting of the commissioners will be accessible by conference call until further notice, the release said.

Anyone who wants to participate in a meeting via conference call can dial 605-475-5900 and enter passcode #627777#.