Yesterday, the Leon Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a mandate that masks be worn in public – a requirement that has overwhelming community support, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.
The commissioner also approved a civil fine schedule of $50, for the first infraction, $125 for the second and a court appearance and fine up to $250 for a third.
Leon County has 564 Florida resident cases of COVID, while Escambia has 993. Over the past seven days, Leon had 108 new cases; Escambia 191. Leon has had 8 deaths; Escambia 43. Leon has had 44 hospitalizations; Escambia 80.
The Leon County Republican Party chair Evan Power told Monica Casey of WCTV that planned to sue the Leon County Commission.
“We’ve had discussions with legal counsel and I think that a legal challenge would probably be coming because we feel that it’s infringing on people’s privacy and rights,†Power said.
GOP is all about local governance and decentralized lawmaking until communities pick laws they don’t like.
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