South Burlington City Council lifted the local mask ordinance last week, allowing fully vaccinated people to reveal the bottom half of their face for the whole world to see. But even folks with all their shots might still have to mask-up inside some businesses.
âEvery individual should play defense toward the end of this pandemic, and itâs not over yet,â said councilor Tim Barritt before motioning to repeal the restriction at a meeting May 25. âI donât think anybody should feel slighted for wearing a mask in public if they want to and I personally will be wearing my mask indoors, in certain situations, when I feel like there are too many people around me.â
South Burlington city councilor Meaghan Emery felt blindsided at an April 19 meeting, after her fellow councilors seemed to push through a vote regarding an Interstate 89 traffic study.
The motion on the table? Which traffic interchange to focus on for the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commissionâs I-89 2050 Study.
Councilors voted 3-2 to recommend Exit 12B for further consideration, despite what Emery characterized as a ârailroadingâ of the public input process, and against recommendations of four committees who also reviewed the data.
12B would widen Route 116 to four lanes, create a bridge with a sidewalk and multiuse path and add on-ramps at Tilley Drive and Hinesburg Road.
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