City of Washington Mayor Scott Putnam announced Friday that due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus, all city facilities will be closed to the public until further notice, beginning on Monday, November 23rd. “We’re seeing cases spread faster now than we did in the spring so the responsible thing to do to protect the public, our employees and mitigate the spread of the virus is to close our buildings for the time being” the Mayor said. Putnam stressed however that there will be no interruption to services to the public. “Our personnel will continue to report for work and handle all city business and we encourage all city residents and anyone who has to conduct business with city government to use our phone system and we will accommodate everyone as best we can,” Putnam stated. For general inquiries, dye tests and building permits, citizens are asked to call 724-223-4200 and follow the prompts. For police inquiries, accident reports, vehicle release forms, and incident verification reports citizens are asked to call 724-223-4226. Closures include city hall, police headquarters, and the park office. The city fire department has been closed to the general public since March and remains closed.