Masks now required for certain workers in St. Lucie County

Masks are now mandatory for employees inside certain businesses where social distancing is not possible.

THE COUNTY HAS A PLAN IN PLACE- BUT IT WILL NOT BE REQUIREDFOR EVERYONE.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL5'S DEREK LOWE HAS MORE ONTHAT AND WHAT THE NEWEMERGENCY ORDER ENTAILS.<< ST LUCIE COUNTY IS MOVINGFORWARD WITH NEW RULES FORMASK WEARING.

A NEW ORDINANCEWILL REQUIRE ALL EMPLOYEES INCERTAIN BUSINESSES - WITHIN STLUCIE COUNTY - TO WHERE AMASK.

ANGELIQUE CONTRERAS,SPOKE AT WEDNESDAY'S MEETING29:50 THERE WAS CONFUSION INTHE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE THATCAME OUT LAST WEEK THAT IT WASGOING TO APPLY TO ALL OF THEPUBLIC AND I THINK THEYCLARIFIED THAT TODAY.COMMISSIONERS VOTED 4-1WEDNESDAY PASSING THE ORDERTHAT WILL ONLY APPLY TOSPECIFIC SHOPS LIKERESTAURANTS AND RETAILSTORES... THERE ARE ALSOREQUIREMENTS FOR OTHERBUSINESSES WHERE SOCIALDISTANCING IS NOT POSSIBLE.22:51 REBA SHERRILL THATDOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALLBECAUSE EITHER ITS A REALLYSERIOUS PROBLEM AND PEOPLE'SLIVES ARE IN DANGER ANDEVERYONE SHOULD HAVE TO WEAR AMASK OR NOT.

PEOPLE WE SPOKETO, SAID THAT CLARIFICATIONSHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AT THEBEGINNING OF THE MEETING -BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENTS..DELORES JOHNSON, FLORIDAREPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 84 IAM FOR THE MASKS AND SOCIALDISTANCING BECAUSE THEY'VESHOWN TO WORK BUT MY CONCERNWAS THE POSSIBILITIES OF LEGALAND POSSIBLY CRIMINAL RECORDFOR OUR CITIZENS.COMMISSIONERS DECIDED IFCAUGHT WITHOUT A MASK,VIOLATORS COULD FACE A FINE OFUP TO $125.

BUT SAY THEIR MAINGOAL IS TO EDUCATE AND GETEVERYONE TO COMPLY WITHOUTPENALTY.

DEREK LOWE.

WPTV NC5.