Clematis Street customers say new emergency mask order is annoying

Clematis Street customers say new emergency mask order is annoying

Several people were seen on Clematis St.

Saturday night with and without masks after county leaders passed an emergency order Tuesday.

IN DOWNTOWN WEST PALM BEACHTONIGHT TALKING WITH PEOPLEWHO ARE BOTH FOR -AND AGAINST- THE NEW ORDINANCE.<< SEVERAL PEOPLE HERE ONCLEMATIS STREET TONIGHT CAN BESEEN WITH AND WITHOUT MASKS.SOME SAY THEY UNDERSTAND WHYTHEYWE TALKED TO, SAYS THEYANNOYING.

IT DEFINITELY MAKESGOING OUT A LOT LESSENJOYABLE.

ERICA BROWN AND JOEHURST ARE JUST TWO OF THESEVERAL PEOPLE WE SAW ONCLEMATIS STREET SATURDAY.

SOMEWERE WEARING MASKS.

OTHER'SWERE NOT.

I GET IT, THEY'REYOUNG AND DEFIANT AND DON'TWANT TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO.BOTH JOE AND ERICA SAY THEYUNDERSTAND WHY THE NEW MANDATEIS IN PLACE.

WE HAVE ENOUGHPEOPLE WE WE KNOW THAT HAVEIMMUNOCOMPROMISED SYSTEMS.WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BEHELPFUL AND I'S DEFINITELYCHALLENGING.

ALINE ZENTEFISSAYS SHE DOESN'T BELIEVE INWEARING MASKS OUTSIDE.

IT'SHOT.

ITS UNCOMFORTABLE AND ITHINK THERE IS A PSYCHOLOGICALEFFECT TO ALL OF THIS.

ANDTHAT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GETSICK, TO SIMPLY STAY HOME.

IFEEL PEOPLE SHOULD STOPJUDGING EVERYBODY ELSE ANDWORRYING SO MUCH.

IF YOU DON'TFEEL COMFORTABLE, DO GO OUT.COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY VIOLATORSWILL FIRST BE WARNED IF CAUGHTWITHOUT A MASK.

IF CAUGHT A2ND TIME, VIOLATORS COULD FACEA $250 FINE.

REPORTING INDOWNTOWN WEST PALM BEACH, IMDEREK LOWE.

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