PRCS Operating Status

Important Update Regarding Face Masks 

Beginning Monday, August 9, 2021, Loudoun County will reinstate the requirement for members of the public and employees to wear face masks inside all County-owned-and-operated facilities regardless of vaccination status. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its guidance for fully vaccinated individuals. Loudoun County has carefully considered the recommendations of the CDC, Virginia’s Governor and Northern Virginia Health Departments for everyone to wear masks indoors.

Loudoun County previously implemented Governor Ralph Northam’s Executive Order 79, effective May 28, 2021, which lifted all remaining capacity limits for gatherings and social distancing requirements in previous executive orders that have been in place in county government facilities as part of the efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19. See details.

Chronology of Forward Virginia Guidelines    

• Oct. 29, 2020 Fourth Amended Executive Order Number Sixty-Seven (Phase Three Further Easing of Certain Temporary Restrictions)
• November 13, 2020 Governor Northam announces revised guidelines, including new limits on social gatherings and guidelines for facial coverings.
• December 10, 2020 Governor Northam Executive Order Number Seventy-Two Certain Temporary Restrictions Due To Novel Coronavirus
• March 23, 2021 Fourth Amended Executive Order Number Seventy-Two (2021) and Order of Public Health Emergency Nine (Further easing of commonsense surge restrictions due to Novel Coronavirus effective April 1, 2021)
• April 22, 2021 Sixth Amended Executive Order Number Seventy-Two (2021) and Order of Public Health Emergency Nine (Further easing of commonsense surge restrictions due to Novel Coronavirus) 
• May 14, 2021 Seventh Amended Executive Order Number Seventy-Two (2021) and Order of Public Health Emergency Nine (Further easing of commonsense surge restrictions due to Novel Coronavirus)
• May 14, 2021 Executive Order Number Seventy-Nine (2021) and Order of Public Health Emergency Nine (Ending of commonsense public health restrictions due to Novel Coronavirus effective May 28, 2021)

Facilities

• All PRCS facilities resumed normal operating hours with normal program enrollment and capacity May 28, 2021. 
• Athletic fields at PRCS park sites and LCPS school sites are open for permitted use by affiliated leagues and approved independent organizations.  All recreational sports can play in accordance with Executive Order 79, VDOH and CDC guidelines and approved Return-to-Play plans. Effective August 9, 2021, facial coverings/masks will be worn by spectators and by players when not participating in sports activities. Six feet of distancing should be maintained where practical.  Additional information regarding recreational sports is available here and on the Virginia Department of Health’s “Considerations for Recreational Sports” webpage. 
• Indoor pools (and outdoor pools in season) and pool features are open at normal capacity.  
• At recreation/fitness facilities, masks will be worn indoors by anyone not actively working out, using fitness equipment or actively participating in recreational activities.
• Masks will be worn at indoor pool facilities when not in the pool. Six feet of distance is recommended whenever possible. Masks will be worn in restrooms/changing rooms at outdoor pools.
• At the Franklin Park Arts Center, masks will be work indoors by audience members and by performers when they are not performing onstage. Performers must maintain six feet of distance when unmasked during performances.

Programs

•  Effective August 9, 2021, staff and participants will wear facial coverings/masks when indoors or when six-feet of distancing cannot be maintained.
• PRCS facilities resumed normal operating hours with normal program enrollment and capacity May 28. 2021. 
• PRCS camps, classes and programs will run in accordance with current guidelines for capacity, enrollment and content. Details and registration for programs can be found online.
• Some centers may provide the option of virtual program participation. Online videos and resources are available online. 
• Registration for PRCS after-school programs for the current and following school year is ongoing. 
• Child care services are open at community and recreation centers. 
• Restrictions for social gatherings were lifted in accordance with Executive Order 79.

Senior Services

• Effective August 9, 2021, staff and participants will wear facial coverings/masks when indoors or when six-feet of distancing cannot be maintained.
  
• Senior centers and adult day centers resumed normal operating hours with normal program enrollment and capacity June 1, 2021.
• Some centers may provide the option of virtual program participation. Online videos and resources are available online.
• For senior services information, contact the Loudoun County Area Agency on Aging. Call 703-777-0257, email AAA or email AAA support.