Hailey Facemask Ordinance

Despite some opposition many residents are in favor of the ordinance being passed.

RECENTLY PASSED AFACEMASKRESOLUTIONENCOURAGINGPEOPLE TO WEARFACEMASKS INCERTAIN PUBLICSETTINGS.BUT THE CITY OFHAILEY HAS MADE ITA REQUIREMENT.IDAHO NEWS SIXREPORTER ALEXGRANT SHOWS USHOW IT WILL WORKAND THE PENALTIESFORNONCOMPLIANCE..THE CITY COUNCIL OFHAILEY PASSEDTHEIR FACEMASKMANDATE ONTUESDAY ANDSTARTED THEFOLLOWING DAY.

THERULING WILL MAKE ITSO THAT MEMBERSOF THE PUBLIC WILLHAVE TO WEARFACEMASKS INSOCIAL SETTINGSLIKE LOCALBUSINESSES ANDGROCERY STORES."WE'VE HAD ASIGNIFICANT IMPACTFROM THE VIRUS, WEFELT LIKE WE'REDOING EXACTLYWHAT THE STATELEADERS ARETELLING US TO DO INDEALING WITH THIS,WHICH IS ENACTINGTHE BEST RULESAND MEASURES WECAN TO LOCALLYADDRESS THISVIRUS."THE BOARD DECIDEDTO VOTE YES ON THEORDINANCEBECAUSE OF THEBENEFITS IT WILLHAVE FOR THEIRCOMMUNITY, ITSRESIDENTS ANDESPECIALLY THEIRECONOMY WHICHTOOK A MASSIVEBLOW IN THE EARLYSTAGES OF THEPANDEMIC."WE HAD TO SHUTDOWN OURECONOMY, ALMOSTENTIRELY AND THEREALLY NEGATIVEIMPACT IT HAD ONPEOPLE'SLIVELIHOODS, ONTHEIR MENTAL ANDJUST THEIRENJOYMENT OFLIFE."DESPITE THEREQUIREMENT,THERE A FEWEXCEPTIONS FORWHEN A MASKWOULD NOT BEREQUIRED."CHILDREN UNDERFIVE, THOSE WHOCAN'T MEDICALLYTOLERATE WEARINGA FACECOVERING,PEOPLETHAT ARE HEARINGIMPAIRED."THE MANDATE WILLBE ENFORCED BYLOCAL LAWENFORCEMENT ANDTHERE WILL BEPENALTIES FORTHOSE WHO DECIDETO BREAK THEORDINANCE."THE PENALTY FORVIOLATING THEORDER IS ANINFRACTION AND AONE HUNDREDDOLLAR FINE."THERE HAS BEENSOME OPPOSITIONFROM RESIDENTSBUT THE OVERALLREACTIONS HASBEEN POSITIVE EVENTHOUGH THERE ISNO SPECIFIED ENDDATE FOR THE MASKREQUIREMENT .INHAILEY I'M ALEXGRANT IDAHO NEWSSIX.