Kristen Jacoby

Dear Downtown Waterbury Friends, 

At Main Street Waterbury, we understand the significant impact that the coronavirus is having on our businesses  and the many stakeholders that contribute to the vibrancy of our  beautiful downtown district.  

We  are living in an unprecedented time and circumstances are changing  daily.  Please know that we will do all we can to provide you with “up-to-date”and consistent information to help you  make the critical decisions you’ll need to navigate through this.  

If you haven’t already, please follow us on our social media sites (Facebook) and visit www.mainstreetwaterbury.com

If  you have any questions , comments, concerns, and suggestions , we’d  like to hear from you and we’ll do our best to get you answers!   Stay safe and healthy !

Carl Rosa

CEO

Main Street Waterbury
 

 March 23 - Per Governor Lamont's "Stay Safe, Stay Home" Executive Order (No 7J)    directing all non-essential workers statewide to work from home are urged to read the guidelines from DECD.   The following essential downtown businesses shall remain open, everyone else is asked to work remote or close.  See list below

Please contact them directly before heading out to confirm hours and services as a necessity. Please remember that Governor Lamont has also asked to STAY HOME AND STAY SAFE.  

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Downtown Best Practices & Resources: 

• Several restaurants continue to offer Delivery + Takeout ( Boru's Bar & Grill, City Pizza & Art of Yum for more see list below) 
• Restaurants and bars with food service are able to sell alcohol for take-away only at the moment. Governor Lamont and his economic advisors are looking into delivery, however that is NOT in place at the moment, only Take-away. Please be sure to ask when calling/Ordering as this may not apply to delivery services like UberEats, GrubHub who are not yet able to deliver alcohol. 

Public Health Information:

• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention:https://www.cdc.gov/
• State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus
• 15 Days to STOP the spread of COVID-19 https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/03.16.20_coronavirus-guidance_8.5x11_315PM.pdf
   

For Downtowns & Main Streets:

• International Downtown Association: https://downtown.org/covid-19/
• Main Street America: https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/resourcecenter/covid19resources

For Businesses & Employees:

• CARES ACT for small Business Guide
• CT Business Bridge Loans - currently closed. Please check back as applications are being reviewed and may re-open
• City of Waterbury Coronovirus Daily Updates: https://waterburyct.org/news/?FeedID=3456
• CT Small Business Development Center: https://ctsbdc.com/covid19-businessresourcecenter/
• CT Restaurant Association: https://www.ctrestaurant.org/about-coronavirus.html
• Filing for Unemployment Benefits: http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/UI-OnLine/index.htm
• Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (US SBA) https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/
• Guidance for Employers to Plan & Respond to COVID-19: https://www.uschamber.com/sites/default/files/guidance_for_employers_to_plan_and_respond_to_the_coronavirus_031620.pdf