Champion Great Neighborhoods April 2020

Arlington Fire Department, Tarrant County Conduct COVID-19 Testing at Retirement Center Arlington and Tarrant County officials call the Texas Masonic Retirement Center a model for retirement and assisted living facilities to follow in the fight against respiratory disease COVID-19. Following the death of a senior adult resident in March who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the prompt and consistent actions on the part of Texas Masonic Center staff and administrators, which included superintendent Gary Blair’s direction for adherence to strict isolation and security protocols, ensured that the staff and residents at the Arlington facility and also the local community were protected. On April 4, the Texas Masonic Retirement Center was released from the City of Arlington’s and (continued on page 2) CHAMPION GREAT NEIGHBORHOODS Q3 UPDATE • • • • • · FY 2020 Page 1 - Arlington Fire Department, Tarrant County Conduct COVID-19 Testing at Retirement Center Page 2 - Arlington Fire Department, Tarrant County Conduct COVID-19 Testing at Retirement Center (continued) | Neighborhoods Top 3 Page 3 - East Arlington Library and Recreation Center | Arlington Parks Dept. Provides Virtual Content during Coronavirus Page 4 - Residents Pitch In at Community Cleanups | 5 Steps to a Home Garden Page 5 - Neighborhoods By The Numbers WWW.ARLINGTONTX.GOV | Connect with us! @CITYOFARLINGTON