Dubuque County Board and Mayors To Discuss Mask Mandate

The Dubuque County Board of Supervisors will meet with county mayors next week to discuss a proposal to mandate mask use countywide. At a regular board meeting Monday, the supervisors set a work session for 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 8th to discuss a recommendation of a mask mandate forwarded last week by the Dubuque County Board of Health. If approved by the supervisors, the mandate would require people older than age 3 to wear face coverings in interior public spaces and businesses, as well as when they are outside if they are unable to maintain 6 feet of social distancing. The mandate would cover the entirety of the county, except for the City of Dubuque, which already has a mandate in place.