The City of Concord has no plans to require its employees to wear masks inside city buildings, as other New Hampshire municipalities approve mask ordinances this month.
Citing rising rates of COVID and increased strain on hospital capacity, governments in Keene, Nashua and Exeter have voted in the last few weeks to renew mask mandates for all indoor public spaces. Meanwhile, the state’s courts have suspended all jury trials for the next month due to the spread of the virus.
Manchester alderman passed a resolution on Tuesday requiring masks in all city buildings, the Union Leader reported.
Concord’s City Council will consider a mask ordinance that would apply to retail businesses at a council meeting on Jan. 3, following a public comment period.
Concord City Manager Tom Aspell said he will wait for the council to make a decision before taking action to require masks in city buildings, in order to keep messaging consistent.
Ward 10 Councilor Zandra Rice Hawkins said it was important the City Council approve a mask ordinance in January to lower community transmission and allow residents to safely move around the city.
“We know that universal masking is a simple, effective way to reduce the spread of COVID. Especially as we deal with crisis-level hospital shortages and medical community burnout amid the latest COVID surge, we all need to do our part,” Rice Hawkins said in a statement to the Monitor. She noted that during the previous mask ordinance, masks were required in...
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