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Manchester votes down mask mandate

Manchester votes down mask mandate

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From UnionLeader.com:

MANCHESTER – People will need to cover their faces when they visit city offices but will continue to use their own discretion when moving about the Queen City.

Aldermen voted Tuesday to reject a mask ordinance that would have required people to wear face coverings in public and government buildings in the state’s largest city.

The vote was 5-8, with aldermen Kevin Cavanaugh, Will Stewart, Pat Long, Tony Sapienza, and Dan O’Neil in favor. Opposed were Jim Roy, Ross Terrio, Mike Porter, Barbara Shaw, Bill Barry, Normand Gamache, Keith Hirschmann, and Joe Kelly Levasseur.

Aldermen did approve a mask requirement for all city buildings, drafted by attorney Greg Muller of the city solicitor’s office. That vote was 9-4, with Cavanaugh, Stewart, Long, Sapienza, Terrio, Porter, Barry, Gamache, and O’Neil. Opposed were Roy, Shaw, Hirschmann, and Levasseur.

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