Protest planned in Martin County over new mask mandate

A protest is being planned in Martin County over whether or not residents should have to comply with the county's new mandatory mask mandate.

REFUSING TO COMPLY WITH ANEMERGENCY ORDER.

AND NOWPROTEST IS BEING PLANNED OVERWHETHER THEY SHOULD HAVE TOFOLLOW THE COUNTY'S NEMANDATORY MASK MANDATE.

WPTVTREASURE COAST REPORTER DEREKLOWE IS IN STUART TONIGHT WITHMORE DETAILS.<< HERE AT THE CORNER OF US1AND MONTEREY ROAD IS WHERE THEORGANIZER SAYS THEIR GROUP WILLBE GATHERING SATURDAY MORNING.PKG: BRITTNEY MOZINGO, PROTESTORGANIZER 1:08 I WAS SOFRUSTRATED BY SEEING THEOPINIONS OF PEOPLE BEINGSPOKEN ABSOLUTELY DISREGARDEDBY THE PASSING OF THE MASKMANDATE.

BRITTANY MOZINGO SAYSMARTIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERSOVERSTEPPED WHEN THEY PASSEDTHE MASK MANDATE.

BRITTNMOZINGO, PROTEST ORGANIZ5:31 YOU'RE PITTING THEAMERICAN PEOPLE AGAINST EACHOTHER AND THAT'S ABSOLUTELYTHE OPPOSITE OF WHAT COUNTYGOVERNMENT SHOULD BE DOING.AND THAT RESIDENTS ARE NOWTHREATENING TO SHOPEXCLUSIVELY IN ST LUCIE COUNTYWHERE MASKS ARE NOT MANDATORY.BRITTNEY MOZINGO, PROTESTORGANIZER 6:17 I THINK WE'REGOING TO SEE A BIG HIT TOMARTIN COUNTY BUSINESSESBECAUSE OF THIS AND I THINKTHAT'S AN UNFORTUNATE SIDEEFFECT THAT MAYBE WAS NOTTHOUGHT OF.

MICHELLE DAVIS,OWNER, ISLAND COTTON COMPANY22:54 IT'S BEEN AWFUL...MICHELLE DAVIS OWNS THE ISLANDCOTTON COMANY IN DOWNTOWNSTUART.

MICHELLE DAVIS, OWNER,ISLAND COTTON COMPANY 21:56I'M WEARING IT AS AN ABUNDANCEOF CAUTION, AND I'M GLAD WHENMY CUSTOMERS HAVE IT ON TOMAKE ME FEEL SAFE AS WELL.

ANDSAYS THAT SHE AND NEIGHBORINGBUSINESSES CANNOT AFFORD TOLOSE CUSTOMERS DURING THISALREADY DIFFICULT TIME.MICHELLE DAVIS, OWNER, ISLANDCOTTON COMPANY 23:09 WE'RE ALLJUST A LITTLE CRUSHED RIGHTNOW.

THERE IS AT LEAST THREEBUSINESSES THAT WILL BE NOT BEOPENING THEIR DOORS AGAIN THATI KNOW OF.

SEVERAL BUSINESSEARE FOR SALE AT THE MOMENT.

WEDID REACH OUT TO ST LUCICOUNTY OFFICIALS FOR COMMENT.THEY SAY THEY HAVE RECEIVEDEMAILS FROM RESIDENTS THERETHREATENING TO SHOPEXCLUSIVELY HERE IN MARTINCOUNTY WHERE MASKS AREMANDATORY AND THEY FEEL MORESAFE.

REPORTING IN STUART.

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