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Our Mukilteans of April 27, 2020 are our school para-educators. The transition to remote learning protocols has nearly eliminated the day-to-day interactions between students and para-educators in the school district. The lack of student interaction has been difficult, but nevertheless para-educators are finding ways to contribute:
* Working closely with teachers on the transition to virtual classrooms
* Helping to create and distribute homework packets
* Assisting teachers during virtual meetings with student families
* Working on behalf of the district to find donors willing to help feed our districts children; even working with local supermarkets to donate grocery bags to help with food deliveries.
* Stocking the shelves and getting food deliveries out to students in need.

Thank you to our school para-educators for their work!

Do you know someone who deserves to be the Mukiltean of the Day? Nominate them!

Not only is this Mukilteo's Spirit Week, it's also Small Business Week. Today their suggestion is to find 3 small businesses, comment on their social media and share a post from them. You can follow along at the Washington Small Business Development Center facebook page.

Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County also launched their online auction this week, check it out here! New items are posted for bid each day at noon. Incidents of domestic violence increase in situations like the one we are in. Your support for their work is so important. Get to auction shopping, each day this week!

Some low-risk construction is now allowed to reopen, and people are going back to work today. These workplaces must comply with the guidance described in this document. If they don't, as the document says, they "must be shut down."
At a minimum, these workplaces need to maintain 6 foot physical distancing, and the employer must provide masks, eye protection and gloves to every employee.

Consequences of not complying with a clean and safe work place could include:
* Rising case counts, resulting in longer stay home orders for everyone.
* Closure of the business for longer, with a more difficult impact to that business
* Health impacts to everyone going into the business- employees, owners, customers, delivery workers

However, most of us will not know if businesses are complying behind closed doors. Our community relies on those who know to speak up or report it if they need to.

Do not be afraid to talk to employers about the rules they need to comply with, and if that doesn't work, you can ask for support in getting compliance:
Workplace safety and health complaints may be submitted to the L&I Call Center: (1-800-423-7233) or by email: adag235@lni.wa.gov. It can be an anonymous complaint. Be sure to include business name and address and details about the violation.
General questions about how to comply with construction safety practices can contact the state’s Business Response Center.

The IRS Get My Payment Tool seems to be really working! If you haven't gotten any payment and want to check or if you need to input your direct deposit info, check it out here.

The CDC added guidance on individuals developing a care plan. A care plan is a form that summarizes a person’s health conditions and current treatments. Many care plans include a summary of your health conditions, medications, healthcare providers, emergency contacts, and end-of-life care options (for example, advance directives). People complete their care plans in consultation with their doctor, and if needed, with help from a family member or home nurse aide. Just like having a will, a care plan is a good thing to have at any time. Find more here.

Seattle Let Scientists Lead From earlier this month, a great New Yorker article about how Washington has used data to guide our decisions, highlighting Seattle's choices in February and March. I found the discussion on leadership in a health crisis really interesting, too.

If you have canceled flights, you should be able to get a cash refund (under federal law). If you're sitting on some vouchers that you want to get cash for, here are tips on how to do it from some experts (Washington Post article).

The Seattle Times has provided an opportunity to reflect on some of those we have lost to COVID-19. As they wrote, "Each data point you hear about represents a human life whose loss is felt by countless other people. Here, we chronicle some of them." Article available here. Grab a tissue.

All parks are closed except for 76th Street/Community Garden entrance to Japanese Gulch for trail access. If you want to access Big Gulch, I would encourage you to park at the library, rather than on the street near 92nd Street Park.

Trails and sidewalks continue to be open for your physical activity! Please respect physical distance of six feet.

All City Facilities closure: City operations will continue via primarily phone, email and online. The public is encouraged to call (425) 263-8000 for assistance with City services or visit our website at www.mukilteowa.gov.

Remember the non-emergency number at (425) 407-3999 or email cv19violations@mukilteowa.gov. If you have an emergency, call 911. (But don't call with questions about the Governor's order and what's open or not). You can also report violations or questions about violations to the State via this link.

For more information on city facilities, see this link.

Current case count is 52 confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases identified in Mukilteo, with no deaths amongst those cases (that's one new one, it's been the same for several days). County case counts are available at this link, updated each weekday at 2pm.

If our ratio of recovery is the same as the County, approximately 33 of those cases should be recovered.

City of Mukilteo COVID-19 page

Snohomish Health District
Washington State Department of Health
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
COVID-19 Testing Guidelines from Public Health – Seattle & King County
Find information in other languages
Washington State COVID-19 Response

What to do if you are sick: CDC Resources

Watch out for COVID related scams. If you are unsure about whether something is real or a scam, the Justice Department created a central fraud hotline (1-866-720-5721 or disaster@leo.gov). You can also call the non-emergency line at 425-407-3999.