Martin County Leaders debating mask mandate

Martin County commissioners are discussing whether or not to make masks mandatory for everyone.

WHETHER OR NOT TO MAKE MASKSMANDATORY FOR EVERYONE.

THEMANDATE WOULD BE FOR ANYONEINSIDE BUSINESSES AND OUTSIDEWHERE SOCIAL DISTANCING ISNPOSSIBLE THE PROPOSAL BRINGINGOUT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TOSHARE THEIR OFTEN HEATEDOPINIONS ABOUT A POSSIBLEMANDATE.

MEGHAN MCROBERT PICKSUP THE STORY FROM MARTINCOUNTY.JUST AS WE'VE SEEN INNEIGHBORING COUNTIES-- THESECONTROVERSIAL DEBATES OVEREXPANDING MASK REQUIREMENTSCAN LAST HOURS... MARTCOUNTY SPENDING NEARLY SEVENHOURS LISTENING TO BOTH SIDESOF THIS ISSUE- FROM DOZENS OFPUBLIC SPEAKERS AND HUNDREDSOF EMAILS.

LLVO: THE MANDATECALLS FOR MOVING BEYONCURRENT RULES REQUIRING MASKSJUST FOR RETAIL AND FOODSERVICE EMPLOYEES... ANDREQUIRING MASKS FOR EVERYONEINSIDE BUSINESSES, PUBLICPLACES AND OUTDOORS WHERESOCIAL DISTANCING ISN'TPOSSIBLE.

SOME PEOPLE AGAINSTTHE MASKS-- FRAMING THEIRMESSAGES AROUND THE UPCOMINGINDEPENDENCE DAY&.

SAYING THEYWANT THE FREEDOM TO CHOSETHEMSELVES WHETHER TO WEAR AMASK..

OTHERS ARGUEDSUPPORTERS OF MASKS MAY NOT BEAS VOCAL& BUT THEY THINK TMASKS ARE THE BEST OPTION FORCONTROLLING THE SPREAD OCOVID-19.

LLSOT TONI RUMMOOPPOSES WEARING MASKS10:43:16;19“THERE SHOULD BEMOUNTING FRUSTRATION.

THEYKEEP TAKING ALL OF OUR RIGHTSAWAY.

THIS WEEK ITTHIS WEEK ITITDR. TIFFANY WEAKLEY SUPPORTSWEARING MASKS 11:32:00;22“IDONPOLITICAL LEVEL BECAUSE FOR METHIS TRULY ISNITSAVED AND ITTOWARD THAT END” LOOKLIVE: IFTHE MANDATE GETS PASSED THEVENING- THE DATE IT WOULD GOINTO EFFECT WOULD ALSO STILLBE UP FOR DEBATE.HERE IS A LOOK AT THE MASKMANDATES IN OUR VIEWING AREA-STARTING TUESDAY- MASK