(Reopening Plan)…An agreement has been reached.

Tuesday representatives from the County of Imperial and the City of El Centro met to discuss a unified plan to reopen local businesses that were closed due to COVID 19 restrictions. Luis Plancarte, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and Supervisor for District 2, said they appreciate the City of El Centro’s willingness to come together as they work with all the cities within federal and state guidelines to reopen businesses in a way to boost the economy while still protecting the health and safety of the people in the community. El Centro Mayor Pro-tem Jason Jackson said the City welcomed the opportunity to meet with the County of Imperial and they feel the meeting was very productive. He said the City looks forward to collaborating with the sister cities and the County on a development plan. The County and the seven cities will release details of its phased Roadmap to Recovery at a joint press conference on Thursday. They did not release a time or location for the press conference.