Sheriff’s camp postponed due to coronavirus
CHENANGO COUNTY - The Chenango County Sheriff Office announced that the annual Sheriff’s Camp has been postponed until next year, and representatives said other events like “Shop with a Sheriff,” may also be at risk due to the coronavirus.
According to Chenango County Sheriff Ernest Cutting, canceling this year’s Sheriff’s Camp wasn’t an easy decision to make but event organizers felt it was necessary because of the coronavirus and the guidelines surrounding it.
“We had an extremely difficult decision to make due to everything that’s going on,” said Cutting. “This is something that we’ve been debating for months, but at this point we’ve decided not to hold camp.”
Cutting explained that keeping children six feet apart in cabins, on buses, and even while out playing would have defeated the social and practical aspects of camp.
“Social distancing at camp is almost impossible, we bus the kids up and would have needed three times the amount of buses to make it happen,” he said. “The housing for campers is closed together too, and the bunks inside the cabins are also pretty close.”
“Last week the governor came out and said no overnight camp, so that was basically the end of it.”
Cutting said last year there were approximately 100 people at the camp each day, for about four weeks. He said while the campers won’t be able to enjoy camp this year, all funds for the camp will be transferred to next year, and they’ll do what they can to make it as enjoyable and educational as possible.
“I can only work with the facility that I have, and if this is an issue again next year I’m not sure what will happen,” said Cutting. “There are a lot of kids without jobs that we would normally hire for this too.”
“The kids have been locked up in their houses for months in a sense, thinking about everything they’ve missed out on, it's just unfortunate.”
He said come December the Sheriff’s Association and Office hopes to still do some form of Shop With A Sheriff, but with new laws and regulations coming out of the Governor’s office on a regular basis, planning for the future can be difficult.
“Everything is going to depend on how this plays out,” he added. “We may not be able to do it, we’ll keep looking at it, keep evaluating, and hopefully we’ll be able to.”
According to Chenango County Sheriff Ernest Cutting, canceling this year’s Sheriff’s Camp wasn’t an easy decision to make but event organizers felt it was necessary because of the coronavirus and the guidelines surrounding it.
“We had an extremely difficult decision to make due to everything that’s going on,” said Cutting. “This is something that we’ve been debating for months, but at this point we’ve decided not to hold camp.”
Cutting explained that keeping children six feet apart in cabins, on buses, and even while out playing would have defeated the social and practical aspects of camp.
“Social distancing at camp is almost impossible, we bus the kids up and would have needed three times the amount of buses to make it happen,” he said. “The housing for campers is closed together too, and the bunks inside the cabins are also pretty close.”
“Last week the governor came out and said no overnight camp, so that was basically the end of it.”
Cutting said last year there were approximately 100 people at the camp each day, for about four weeks. He said while the campers won’t be able to enjoy camp this year, all funds for the camp will be transferred to next year, and they’ll do what they can to make it as enjoyable and educational as possible.
“I can only work with the facility that I have, and if this is an issue again next year I’m not sure what will happen,” said Cutting. “There are a lot of kids without jobs that we would normally hire for this too.”
“The kids have been locked up in their houses for months in a sense, thinking about everything they’ve missed out on, it's just unfortunate.”
He said come December the Sheriff’s Association and Office hopes to still do some form of Shop With A Sheriff, but with new laws and regulations coming out of the Governor’s office on a regular basis, planning for the future can be difficult.
“Everything is going to depend on how this plays out,” he added. “We may not be able to do it, we’ll keep looking at it, keep evaluating, and hopefully we’ll be able to.”
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