2 THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER June 2020
Charbonneau leaders discuss reopening plans
By CLARA HOWELL
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about Clackamas
County’s reopening
plans
Even when the Charbonneau
Country Club reopens, it
won’t look like it used to —
at least not in the near
future.
There was good news recently, as
Clackamas County’s plan to reopen
was approved by Gov. Kate Brown May
22 and went into effect the next day.
Now that Clackamas County has met
the criteria to reopen — sufficient
personal protective gear and contact
tracers, among other criteria — the
Charbonneau Country Club will
gradually reopen, adhering to the
governor’s guidelines.
“There’s no playbook for this,” CCC
General Manager Jim Meierotto said.
“Everything is changing. Most people
are aware things are changing weekby-week,
day-by-day, so a lot of this is
tentative planning.”
As of press time the fitness center,
clubhouse, swimming pools, gatherings
and social activities remain closed and
canceled.
“We are a high-risk community just
because of the demographics of our
residents so we take that very
seriously,” said CCC Board Director
and chair of the Asset Management
Committee Anne Shevlin, adding that
Charbonneau is also a very active
PMG FILE PHOTO
Gov. Kate Brown approved Clackamas County’s plan to reopen May 22. Charbonneau leaders will
reopen gradually, keeping in mind that Charbonneau is a high-risk community.
community. “We’re wanting to just be
very wise about how we open and
when.”
Currently the marina, the RV lot and
the golf course are open. The Tennis
Club also recently opened its outdoor
courts.
“That was a specific decision with
research they had done, that it tends to
be more like a golf sport,” said Jim,
adding that the club will adhere to
safety protocols like sanitization and
limited people on the courts.
Still, Jim said many clubhouse
closures will most likely continue
through the end of September due to
limited gathering sizes.
“There’s going to be significant
restrictions through the end of
September,” he said. “How do you plan
an event that’s so restrictive? I don’t
think Clackamas County is going to
progress to phase three as soon as
other people.”
Large summer gatherings and
events like the car show, Community
Information Day and the Boys and
Girls Aid Crab and Rib Dinner have
been canceled, though the Crab and Rib
Dinner has moved to an online auction.
“I don’t know the impact yet on
weddings,” said Jim, adding that it
depends on the amount of people that
will be allowed to gather.
Jim said the CCC Board and staff
have been discussing the operational
side of reopening different assets and
how the country club can do so safely.
For example, with Clackamas
County reopened, fitness centers and
on-site dining are just a couple assets
that could reopen.
Jim said they are working on an
operational plan to limit the number of
people in the fitness center at once to
adhere to physical distancing protocol.
Staff will need to discuss what
janitorial cleaning, sanitization
barriers and physical distancing would
look like on a case-by-case basis.
A hot topic of discussion has been
surrounding the use of swimming
pools.
“Currently those are considered
limited-use pools and they have to
adhere to a permit that comes from
Clackamas County,” Jim said. “We’ve
got some of these phasing tentative
timelines. It’s county-by-county and we
aren’t one of those counties entering
the phasing.”
Staff is working behind the scenes on
operational guidelines to prepare for
reopening.
Anne said that during the shutdown,
the Emergency Preparedness
Committee and community members
have done a great job educating each
other about online grocery shopping,
distributing masks and checking in
with people who may live alone or have
limited opportunities to get out of their
homes.
More information can be found at
https://charbonneaucountryclub.com/
emergency-prep-and-safety.html. This
webpage is new and content will be
posted soon.
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