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The Shawnee News-Star
City leaders are urging everyone to continue to respect mask requirements still imposed by some businesses in town.
On Monday, Shawnee city commissioners approved a resolution to support the efforts of local businesses that are making the choice to continue using face coverings even though the city ended its mask mandate last week.
“City Commission of Shawnee wishes to encourage compliance with the mask policies of businesses within Shawnee,” the resolution reads. “City Commission of Shawnee wishes to encourage the citizens of Shawnee to respect the decisions and policies of our local businesses.”
Shawnee ends COVID-19 mask mandate
The Shawnee News-Star
This week Mayor Ed Bolt named his appointees to the city s new Arts and Culture Commission established in March.
“As emphasized in the Comp Plan, the necessity for public art in our community dovetails with the enhancement of our community image, civic health, equity and economic development,” City Planner Rebecca Blaine said when the commission was being created.
The current focus on promoting public arts stems from goals included in the city s 2040 Comprehensive Plan that was finalized and approved in October.
Of the 14 applicants, specific attributes were sought to comprise the brand new seven-member board:
• one member will represent a local art and/or cultural organization;
The Shawnee News-Star
This week Shawnee City Commissioners voted to follow suit with some other communities, choosing to end their mask mandate at the end of the month.
The board s face-covering requirement was originally put in place in July and then was extended a couple times with the last end-date set for June 30.
With COVID-19 vaccines continuing to roll out, and being offered to most everyone at this point, as well as no spike in cases after Spring Break, some of Oklahoma s larger communities are expected to allow their the mask-wearing edicts to expire April 30.
More than half the Commission voiced that when the ordinance was first established, it was the only option for protection at the time.
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