The City of Denton now has a mask mandate.
After hearing from a number of people at a council meeting last night, the city council voted 5 to 2 to issue the mandate to help keep people safe from the spread of the coronavirus.
The mandate went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 13, and continues through 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 30, 2021.
NBCDFW reports that Councilmembers Vicki Byrd, Brian Beck, Allison Maguire, Deb Armintor and Paul Meltzer voted in favor of the mandate. Mayor Gerard Hudspeth and councilmember Jesse Davis voted no.
"Please just everyone be nice to each other, please out there, we're all just trying to do a job," said Mayor Hudspeth moments before the vote.
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