Shorewood's indoor mask mandate is now in effect

Shorewood's indoor mask mandate is now in effect

Wisconsin’s first indoor mask mandate went into effect Friday in Shorewood.

Unless people are eating or drinking, anyone 4 years or older is now required to wear a face mask inside Shorewood businesses.

STARTING TODAY... AND RUNNINGUNTIL JANUARY... MASKS AREREQUIRED INSIDE PUBLICBUILDINGS IN SHOREWOOD.BENJORDAN HAS SOME EARLY REACTIONFROM BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE WHOLIVE IN THE VILLAGE:(BEN LL-PKG)Ben Jordan - TMJ4NewsUNLESS YOU ARE ACTIVELYEATING OR DRINKING - ANYONE 4YEARS OR OLD IS NOW REQUIREDTO WEAR A FACEMASK INSIDESHOREWOOD BUSINESSES.(PKG)WHETHER YOU'RE GOING TO THEGROCERY STORE - BANK -RESTAURANT OR COFFEE SHOP INSHOREWOOD - FACE MASKS MUST BEWORN TO RECEIVE SERVICE.RONALD SIMS THINKS IT'S A GOODTHING.Ronald Sims - Coffeecustome{8:2} "It's goingto hopefully cut back on thenumber of people that getinfected."STONE CREEK MANAGERBUDDY GARCZYNSKI SAYS HISEMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN REQUIREDTO WEAR MASKS EVER SINCE THISLOCATION ON OAKLAND REOPENEDMONTHS AGO - NOW CUSTOMERSWILL BE KINDLY REMINDED TO DOTHE SAME.Buddy Garczynski -Stone Creek Manager (Gar-shin-ski{4:0} "Personallyas an asthmatic, I doappreciate when people come inwith masks on as this virusaffects me a lot."JESSICACARPENTER IS THE VILLAGETRUSTEE BEHIND THE INITIATIVE.Jessica Carpenter - ShorewoodVillage Truste{31:2} "Ourbusinesses were actually oneof the initial people orinitial parts of our communitythat were asking for it.

Theywanted a way to be able toenforce a mask mandate withoutthem being the bad guy."THEPROPOSAL UNANIMOUSLY PASSEDTHE VILLAGE BOARD THIS WEEK -BUT NOT WITHOUT SOMEOPPOSITION FROM RESIDENTS.Carpente{31:0} "It is notabout you, it is about others.You are protecting others fromyour own, from continuing tospread the virus."CARPENTERSAYS ENFORCEMENT WILL BETHROUGH AN EDUCATIONALAPPROACH.

THOSE IN NON-COMPLIANCE AREN'T AT RISK OFGETTING A FINE - RATHER - IFSOMEONE IS REPORTED TO THEVILLAGE - THEY WILL RECEIVE AWARNING IN THE MAIL.MILWAUKEEBRAT HOUSE OWNER ANDREW(FRAH-NICK) SAYS CUSTOMERSWILL BE PROVIDED FREEDISPOSABLE MASKS.Andrew Fronek- Milwaukee Brat House Owner{58:1} "The last thing thatany of us want is forbusinesses to have to closeagain and for another Stay atHome order to go into place.ULTIMATELY, (FRAH-NICK)BELIEVES MORE CUSTOMERS WILLFEEL COMFORTABLE DINING IN.(BEN TAG)ANYTIME SOMEONE ISWITHIN 6 FEET OF OTHERSOUTSIDE - FACE MASKS AREENCOURAGED IN SHOREWOOD BUTTHEY ARE NOT REQUIRED AT THISTIME.

Reporting on Oakland,Ben Jordan, TMJ4 News.