By LISA JIMENEZ
Daily Press Correspondent
With total novel coronavirus cases in Grant County approaching 700, and nine new cases reported last week, Silver City Police Chief Freddie Portillo is once again asking Silver City residents to comply with the town’s public mask ordinance, which requires that anyone aged 13 years and older wear a mask or proper face covering in any public place including while exercising on any of the town’s many trails, or in local parks and other recreational facilities. Face shields alone are not considered proper face coverings under the ordinance. Silver City police officers will be engaged in a proactive enforcement operation just before Christmas, Portillo said, which means officers will be visiting retailers to help ensure compliance with the mask ordinance. To date, 16 citations have been issued, he said, and while officers have discretion whether or not to cite people, the department’s overall recommendation is zero tolerance for violatio
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