“We have a few rentals, but we will refund their money and have a grand re-opening in January.” “The Main Street board decided the repairs to the floor, ceiling in the kitchen and doors, are needed,” she said. City Manager Nan Mikell said the Historic Depot will be closed until January for necessary renovations to the structure.In other business, Mayor Pro Tem Willie Hardee, Councilmen James McBride, Williams and Robbins heard: A copy of the ordinance can be found below. The ordinance went into effect immediately. “People ask me when we have to start wearing masks, so it’s not like they have a problem with it,” Williams said. “We may not have 100 percent or even 50 percent participation, but across the bar, I think most people will comply.”Ĭouncilman Elexis Williams believes most people are prepared to follow the new ordinance. “There are ways to exempt out if you really wanted to do so,” he said. Helms also said business owners would not be cited for retail customers not masking up. The Industrial Park is located within the city limits, where most of these types of businesses are located. The ordinance, drafted by the Georgia Municipal Association and adopted by other cities, has been amended to allow manufacturing, sawmills and the timber industry to set their own policies. “It will be up to the police to enforce it, and the Municipal Court to hear and decide on any disputes of the charges.” “The enforcement may be difficult, but only the most egregious circumstances where (lack of masks) is intentionally flaunted,” When we first started considering a mask ordinance, that number was 170.”Ĭity Attorney Jeff Helms explained the ordinance, saying from a legal standpoint, it would be much like a traffic citation, with offenders receiving a warning, then a ticket for non-compliance. We have 59 active cases and have had 333 overall since the pandemic began. “This (number of cases) has gotten worse in the past two weeks. “We don’t have a choice but to do something,” he said. Homerville has a mandated mask ordinance unanimously passed by its city council in a called meeting Monday night.Ĭouncilman Len Robbins said the mandate has become a necessity to protect people of the community from further spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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