June 1, 2020 4:01p; Updated at 5:40 with bus schedule change; Updated at 6p with Gateway changes and KABA advice; Updated 8:05 with council meeting
(WGTD)---Monday night's regularly-scheduled meeting of the Kenosha City Council came and went without anyone offering an explanation of the rationale for extending Sunday night's curfew to Monday and Tuesday.
Instead, Mayor Antaramian said he'll have more to say on the events that have taken place in a day or two.
Antaramian and several council members had high praise for the actions of city employees, especially the city's police officers.
Officials announced earlier Monday that a county-wide curfew would take effect at 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday nights. The curfews expire the following mornings at 7.
A brief release from the city urged residents to "go home and remain home for their safety."
One ripple effect is a temporary, early end to weeknight municipal bus service. The city said the last bus will leave the downtown station both days at 5 p.m.
Gateway Technical College says all of its campuses will close Tuesday night at 5, and any on-campus classes that start after 3 pm. will be canceled. For Monday night, what with the short notice, Gateway advised teachers to use their best judgement. It also recommends that students either carry their school identification badge or have in hand a class schedule.
The Kenosha Area Business Alliance is clarifying for its members the impact of the curfew on businesses that operate overnight. It says those operations aren't affected, and that employees can come and go as usual, but that they may want to carry a name badge with them.
The Wisconsin National Guard said in a news release late Monday that it anticipated assisting the Kenosha Police Dept. once again.
A photo posted on a social media showed workers boarding up the glass doors at Walmart in Somers, apparently in anticipation of trouble.
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