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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsColumbia, SC writes 130 mask tickets during weekend enforcement blitz
https://www.thestate.com/news/coronavirus/article247355579.html?fbclid=IwAR3BLqikVOA25zAAQQGIak3swW7YTU-1IqHYcJGfE6jHNhcpOV3PU8gSPHMColumbia officials recently warned that any grace period that existed relating to enforcing the citys mask mandate during the COVID-19 pandemic had come to an end.
They werent bluffing.
The Columbia Fire Department issued 130 mask tickets during a three-night period from Thursday through Saturday. Each of those citations was for $100, courtesy of a beefed-up mask mandate the city approved earlier this month.
According to Mayor Steve Benjamin, there were 27 mask citations issued on Thursday night, 64 on Friday night, and 39 on Saturday night. Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins says the vast majority of those tickets were written in the Five Points nightlife district.
The 130 citations over three days was a significant escalation in mask tickets for the city. Until the weekend blitz, the city had issued only about 50 citations since city council first passed a mask ordinance in June.
Read more here: https://www.thestate.com/news/coronavirus/article247355579.html?fbclid=IwAR3BLqikVOA25zAAQQGIak3swW7YTU-1IqHYcJGfE6jHNhcpOV3PU8gSPHM#storylink=cpy
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Columbia, SC writes 130 mask tickets during weekend enforcement blitz (Original Post)
G_j
Nov 2020
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We need more of this enforcement.
Blues Heron
(5,940 posts)2. way to get ahead of the curve guys
50 since June? stop the presses!
Laelth
(32,017 posts)3. Definitely a case of "better late than never." n/t
-Laelth
cwydro
(51,308 posts)4. Key West has instituted a $500 fine.
This is the only way to get compliance, Im afraid.