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No more masks at libraries, rec centers? That’s what some Salt Lake County Republicans want.
“My worst fear is that we turn the pandemic into a kid-demic,” said one concerned parent, as demand for vaccine drops and infections in children spike.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lifeguard Lainey Vander Linden at the Draper Recreation Center on Monday, May 10, 2021. A mask mandate remains in effect at Salt Lake County facilities, though some GOP officeholders are seeking to change that.
| May 11, 2021, 12:03 p.m.
The Salt Lake County Council’s three newest members all Republicans are calling on Mayor Jenny Wilson to end her mask mandate at recreation centers, libraries and other county facilities.
From USA TODAY Network and wire reports
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Orange Beach: Beach season is heating up, and the coastal region is getting federal money to help recover from tourism losses caused by the pandemic. The Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration said Thursday that it will provide the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau with $800,000 for a marketing program. The money will be combined with $200,000 in local funding. The agency is helping communities nationwide implement programs to counter economic hardships amid the pandemic, said Dennis Alvord, acting assistant secretary for economic development. “This investment will fund a strategic, multi-faceted marketing campaign designed to attract visitors to the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach area, resulting in continuous economic growth and job creation,” he said in a statement. Officials hope to boost business and reclaim tourists who couldn’t visit during the COVID-19 shutdown, which included the closur
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Utah will become the latest state to lift its mask mandate on Saturday, the deadline set by a new state law, but the capital city and many businesses will continue requiring masks amid concern about communities still vulnerable to the coronavirus.