People walk through downtown Aspen in the mandatory mask zone on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
With coronavirus cases on the decline and Pitkin County back in the less restrictive Yellow level on the state’s COVID-19 dial, the Aspen City Council again discussed extending the facial mask ordinance into June and floated the idea of eliminating the outdoor mask zone at its Tuesday meeting.
Councilman Ward Hauenstein suggested amending the ordinance to eliminate the outdoor rule, which would put the city in line with the current Pitkin County mask ordinance.
Masks would be required outdoors only when people cannot remain more than 6 feet apart; they are currently required at all times when not eating or drinking in Aspen’s downtown core.