Following a day of record-high coronavirus cases reported in Collier County, local leaders rejected a proposed ordinance Tuesday that would require people to wear face coverings in public.
The Naples Daily News reports that Collier Commissioners voted down the proposal after about five hours of hearing public comment.
The proposed ordinance would have required business operators, workers and customers of businesses in unincorporated portions of the county to wear a face covering while inside a business.
Multiple petitions in support of a mask mandate, including one from the Collier County Medical Society, are currently gathering signatures.
