Main Street Waterbury

COVID-19 Resources

A MESSAGE FROM MAIN STREET WATERBURY

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 (Thirsty Goat, 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

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Mission Statement:

"To advocate, educate, and collaborate for the revitalization and enhancement of downtown Waterbury by adhering to the Main Street Program's four-point approach of economic restructuring, promotion, organization, and design."

Vision Statement:

"Downtown Waterbury an easily accessible regional center and neighborhood in which to live, work, and play."

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