Those who did so may face presently unspecified legal ramifications for disrupting the business, according to Granville Law Director Bill Mattes.
The MAD demonstrators actions within the local independent grocer, which has a strict mask policy but offers curbside pickup for those who cannot or will not wear masks, was recorded on video and posted to Facebook and YouTube, drawing numerous comments, most of them in opposition to the demonstrators.
In the video, when told by market employees that masks are required within the store, one of the group of unmasked protestors claims, We re medically exempt.
Demonstrators are then heard laughing and ignoring calls to leave as they go deeper into the store, talking of filing lawsuits, then clapping and chanting, Take off the masks.
Table being set for Granville eatery location moves
Granville will see established restaurants changing locations and their former sites opening possibilities for new eateries downtown.
At the April 21 Granville Village Council meeting, council members set a May 5 public hearing regarding the final sale of the former fire station building on North Prospect Street to the owners of Mai Chau on Prospect and Three Tigers Brewing.
Mai Chau and Three Tigers are currently located at 138 and 140 N. Prospect, in commercial storefronts opposite the fire house building.
As reported in early December, Mai Chau/Three Tigers was selected from among three different candidates to purchase the fire station building from the Village.
However, by the following Friday afternoon, April 23, still-unfolding discussions between Village Manager Herb Koehler and ODOT engineers seemed to have moved the needle in regard to at least some of council’s concerns.
For several months, Granville officials have raised safety concerns they have regarding the project, particularly involving lines-of-sight challenges and resulting collision potential.
To date, most shared fears have focused on the safety of turns onto Lancaster Road in the township or South Main in the Village – “left turns, specifically, coming north into Granville, because the line of sight is challenging without either a lighting option or something that improves the line-of-sight when you’re looking to the south, attempting to turn left,” as Koehler previously put it.