~MASKS~ This is the hot topic these days. Do you have to wear masks? If so where? When the kids return to school will they need to wear them? Every state and county are making different rules it seems almost daily.
Also in March when the stay at home order first began a client (who was a client and bought a house here in the panhandle and has become a friend) started making masks for nurses and friends who were essential workers. Bonnie has made and donated over 100 masks! As supplies have become harder to get, more expensive, and she has run out of her personal stash, she is now charging a flat $5 per mask. She can make kids or adults. Below are some of her masks she has available now. She is in Marianna once a week for social distancing met ups or if she mails them she is charging $2 for every 2 mailed. They are made with a pocket for you to add another layer of protection. They are washable and reusable which helps the environment. You can email her at thombk70@gmail.com to place an order or if you have any questions for her.
Here is a brief list of places in the panhandle that have posted recently the mask rules.
~Directly from City of Gulf Breeze effective Friday, June 26, face coverings are required inside businesses within the City of Gulf Breeze limits.
~The Port St. Joe City Commission is now mandated masks for residents and visitors over the age of 6 inside all businesses or other places social distancing can’t be possible within the city limits.
~The Council passed a mandate requiring that public business employees wear a mask to work in Panama City. The businesses will also be required to post signage in order to enforce the mandate. The public is also now required to wear masks. The mask mandate is a fineable civil offense, and can reach up to a $500 cost.
~Apalachicola beginning July 2, masks must be worn inside buildings and establishments within city limits. The order exempts religious services and seated eating, and doesn’t apply to employees working in enclosed areas away from others.
~Leon County Commissioners voted unanimously to put a mask requirement in place beginning June 25. Chairman Bryan Desloge said he will review the order and local COVID-19 cases weekly to determine when the local order will be lifted.
~Gadsden County also has masks required.
~Mayor Grover Robinson issued an emergency order, in effect as of 5 p.m. June 26, requiring face coverings for anyone inside a business within city limits in Pensacola.
Exceptions include people attending religious services; eating and drinking at restaurants, those walking, exercising or sitting outdoors, including on boats; children under the age of six and people having trouble breathing due to a pre-established condition.
