The Hood River County Commission will consider a reopening plan for the County at a virtual meeting Thursday afternoon.  A task force represented by a number of County agencies, hospitals, and the cities of Hood River and Cascade Locks put together the plan before commissioners.  The County plan requests the Governor allow Phase 1 reopening of Hood River next Friday.  Reopening plans are specific to how the County meets or exceeds the Governor’s reopening health care metrics, using the State reopening model.  The Governor’s Reopening Framework requires County plans address “gateway criteria” for three-phased reopening, such as access to personal protective equipment for health care providers, adequacy of COVID testing, and contact tracing of those that come in contact with COVID positive cases, and other measures to limit spread of the disease.   Hood River County Public Health Department Medical Officer Christopher Van Tilburg and Providence Hood River CEO Jeanie Vieira drafted letters supporting the County’s Reopening Plan as it is submitted.  The County’s plan is the first step required before closed businesses can reopen, pending changes and approval by the Governor.  The meeting is at 4 p.m., for log-in or phone-in information go to the Hood River County website.