Gainesville Telephone Town Hall about COVID-19 scheduled for Wednesday

Apr 7, 2020 5:00 pm

The City of Gainesville will host its next telephone town hall event at 7:15 p.m. tomorrow, April 8th. Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe will be joined by Alachua County Commissioner Robert Hutchinson, University of Florida Health CEO Ed Jimenez and United Way of North Central Florida CEO Mona Gil de Gibaja for updates about their organizations’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Neighbors with landlines are encouraged to register in advance through this link to receive a call back at the time of the event. Registration for a call back closes two hours before the 7:15 p.m. start time. Callers also can dial in at 1-888-410-3427 to ask questions, share comments or simply listen in once the event begins. Spanish speakers are invited to call 1-844-881-1317.

The telephone town hall will be streamed live on Facebook, the City of Gainesville website and on COX Cable Channel 12 and will be archived online. Visit us online for updates and answers to frequently asked questions about COVID-19.