County Wide Mask Mandate To Be Discussed Again

The two Dubuque County supervisors who voted down a proposed mask mandate last month gave little indication Monday that their stances have changed. The county Board of Supervisors held a work session with county Board of Health members after that body indicated it again would recommend a countywide mask mandate in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. County supervisors voted, 2-1, last month against putting such a mandate into place after the Board of Health recommended it for the first time. Supervisor Dave Baker said he has seen nothing in the time since that has convinced him to back the move now. He and Ann McDonough voted against the proposal in September. The county Board of Health is expected to approve another mask-mandate recommendation at its meeting tonight.