Whitefish Bay mask ordinance put into effect

Whitefish Bay's mask ordinance went into effect Friday.

AND IN WHITEFISH BAY -- A NEWMASK MANDATE GOES INTO EFFECTTODAY.AS OUR RYAN JENKINSEXPLAINS... THE VILLAGETRUSTEE THINKS THE áSTATELEGISLATURE SHOULD FOLLOWSUIT.RJ: WHITEFISH BAY'S FACE MASKORDINANCE WAS SIGNED INTOEFFECT THIS MORNING REQUIRINGANYONE 5-YEARS OR OLDER TOWEAR A FACE COVERING ANYTIMETHEY'RE INSIDE A BUILDING OPENTO THE PUBLIC HERE.----PAULENGIBOUS KEEPS HIS MASKS CLOSEBY FRIDAY MORNING ... AS NEWREQUIREMENTS TAKE EFFECT.08:03:42 I don't mind puttingit on.

I really don't.PAULSUPPORTS THE NEW LOCAL MASKMANDATE... BUT ISN'T SOLD ONTHE IDEA OF A STATEWIDEMANDATE.08:05:04 Maybe itshould be a suggestion, ratherthan a mandate.

BUT, VILLAGETRUSTEE JAY SAUNDERS WHOBROUGHT THE WHITEFISH BAYORDINANCE FORWARD NOW HOPESLEGISLATORS WILL DRAFT UPSTATEWIDE REQUIREMENTS.(Trustee Jay Saunders, VIllageof Whitefish Bay)1:20 Thescience shows that it worksand it's time to do thisstatewide because cases arenot going down.

HE SAYS AUNIFORM MANDATE WILL HELP ENDCONFUSION SURROUNDING THEGROWING LISTS OF MANDATES.1:01The one in Whitefish Bay isdifferent than the one inShorewood, than the one inMilwaukee, than the one inGlendale.

IN WHITEFISH BAY -BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS CANBE FINED UP TO FIVE HUNDREDDOLLARS FOR DISOBEYING THEORDINANCE ... THOUGH TRUSTEESAUNDERS SAYS ENFORCEMENT ...WON'T BE THE TOP PRIORITYMOVING FORWARD...2:33 I don'twant the Whitefish Bay Policegoing door-to-door in storesand checking to see if peoplehave masks on.INSTEAD, THEVILLAGE MANAGER WILL HOLDáBUSINESSES ACCOUNTABLE IFCONCERNS ARISE.MIGUEL MARTINEZIS A BARISTA AT STONE CREEKCOFFEE WHERE A FACE MASKPOLICY WAS ALREADY IN PLACE -NOW THE VILLAGE WILL BACKTHOSE RULES UP.(MiguelMartiniez, Stone Creek CoffeeBarista)08:10:54 I appreciatethat very much.

I think we'regetting a little bit moreserious now that the numbersare pumping up.RJ: THE FACEMASK ORDINANCE IN WHITEFISHBAY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECTUNTIL THE COVID-19 HEALTHEMERGENCY DECLARATION EXPIRESHERE ... OCTOBER FIRST -THOUGH THAT DECLARATION COULDBE EXTENDED.

REPORTING INWHITEFISH BAY, RYAN JENKIN