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CHARLOTTESVILLE (WINA) – Supervisors Ann Mallek and Bea LaPisto Kirtley both expressed support for masking, and Mallek mentioned some sort of mechanism allow businesses to choose a masking requirement. That was before the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors unanimously voting to repeal the local COVID emergency ordinance. When first enacted late last summer, the ordinance had some stricter restaurant capacity limits and there were stricter limits on gatherings. But for awhile, the board has been amending it to match the changing state guidelines and Governor Northam’s changing Executive Orders.
Mallek said there are people for various reasons cannot take the vaccine, and she wants us to remember these people exist when we decide whether to mask or not. She notes county employees will continue to be masked, but some businesses enjoyed being able to put up the stickers that masks were required due to county ordinance so they didn’t have to be the police on this