Breckenridge’s walkable Main Street looked a little bit different this weekend as people were required to wear face coverings or masks while in the town’s new mandatory mask zone.
After hearing reports of people not wearing masks when walking around, the Breckenridge Town Council voted Thursday, July 9, to require masks for the entire walkable Main Street. Signs went up around town on Thursday informing people they were in the mandatory mask zone.
The mask zone extends from the Blue River on the west to South Ridge Street on the east. The north boundary is at North French Street while the southern boundary extends past the southern end of Main Street.
The council took Summit County’s requirement that everyone wear a face covering in buildings open to the public and outside when a 6-foot distance isn’t possible one step further in its emergency ordinance. Under the ordinance, people are required to wear a mask whenever entering or inside a place of business, in an outdoor public place while in the mask zone and outside of the mask zone if a 6-foot distance isn’t possible.
The town placed two community service officers on Main Street while shops are open in order to inform people of the ordinance. If a person is caught without a mask they can be fined $50 for the first offense, $250 for the second offense and $500 for the third and all subsequent offenses.
“If people don’t want to be compliant with this, we’re going to try to educate them,” he said. “Then if they’re going to be obstinate and they’re going to mistreat the (community service officers) or our front-line workers then there will be a fine structure. That’s how we’ll see this proceeding.” Said Mayor Eric Mamula
