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Dodge City Daily Globe
DODGE CITY, Kan. A Kansas mayor has resigned following backlash to comments she made in a USA TODAY story in support of a mask mandate in her city.
Dodge City Mayor Joyce Warshaw, citing concerns for her safety, resigned Tuesday, effective immediately.
“I understand people are under a lot of pressure from various things that are happening around society like the pandemic, the politics, the economy, so on and so forth, but I also believe that during these times people are acting not as they normally would, Warshaw said. “I think it’s best for me and the city that I love to remove myself from the commission at this time and from the mayorship so that the city can move forward and be the best that it can be because I believe in the city.
The Dodge City Commission voted on Nov. 16 to implement a mandatory mask ordinance to help slow the spread of COVID-19. The city itself sits within Ford County, one of the Kansas counties with a higher rate of virus transmission.
The Dodge City Daily Globe notes that Warshaw’s resignation was catalyzed by backlash following her comments in a recent article in USA Today. Warshaw reportedly said, regarding the mask mandate, that, we just felt like we had to do something so everybody was aware of how important it was for everybody to be responsible for each other’s health and well-being.”
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