College Park Curfew: What It Means For You

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The city of College Park enacted a citywide curfew for 14 days as part of its efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

The College Park curfew is daily from 9 p.m. until 7 a.m. It expires the morning of April 8, 2020. College Park is in Clayton County, which has enacted a lockdown until April 12.

College Park Curfew: Everything You Need To Know

“This directive is not meant to be punitive,” stated College Park Mayor Bianca Motley Broom.  “It is strictly meant to allow us to manage this issue as properly as we can.” 

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Activities that are excluded include all those deemed necessary for “essential services.” People are also still allowed to do things such as:

  • Go grocery shopping
  • Get medical services
  • Go to the bank
  • Do their laundry
  • Go to and from work

Read the emergency ordinance HERE

College Park city council also wants to remind citizens that individuals are still encouraged to maintain social distancing of at least six feet while in the presence of two or people.

“We definitely need to shut it down, but the difficult thing will be regulating the parks,” stated Ward II Councilman Derick Taylor.  “Even when we shut those parks down, we have to trust that people will do the right thing for their families.”

When Does The College Park Curfew End?

The College Park curfew ends after the 14-day period marked by the morning of April 8, 2020, according to the city ordinance.

The Brady and Phoenix Trails are not included in the ordinance, the city said.

The College Park curfew is similar to one enacted in East Point as well as Atlanta.

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