STL County Council could vote to overturn mask mandate Tuesday night KMOV.com Staff
Updated 25 min ago | Posted on Jul 27, 2021
CLAYTON, Mo. (KMOV.com) - Only one day after it went into effect, a mask mandate in St. Louis County might be overturned Tuesday.
The mandate will be discussed at Tuesday evening's St. Louis County Council meeting, and lots of public comments on the matter are expected. The mandate took effect Monday and was put in place by St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones. It requires everyone wear a mask in indoor public settings, regardless of whether or not they have been vaccinated.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed course Tuesday on some masking guidelines, recommending that even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging.
Several members of the St. Louis County Council have spoken out against the mandate saying it violates a recently passed state law that requires input from a governing body such as a county council.
"Why weren't we brought into the loop, why didn't we have a chance to have input on this? I represent 142,000 people, the vast majority do not want masks. the vast majority. I represent them and I should be able to have a voice for them," said Councilman Tim Fitch. ...
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