Mask mandate repealed in St. Lucie County Mask mandate repealed in St. Lucie County Share Updated: 11:22 PM EDT Apr 6, 2021 Mask mandate repealed in St. Lucie County Share Updated: 11:22 PM EDT Apr 6, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript THAN AN HOUR’S WORTH OF PUBLIC COMMENT HERE TONIGHT THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF WHICH WAS PEOPLE ASKING THE COMMISSIONERS TO REPEAL THE MANDATE AND IN THE END THEY GOT THEIR WISH. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING IT WAS PRETTY OBVIOUS HOW THE MAJORITY OF THIS CROWD AT THE COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING FELT ABOUT THE MASK MANDATE REPEAL THIS MANDATE. I THINK THE CITIZENS HAVE BEEN GOOD TO DO THE BEST THEY CAN. BUT NOW IS THE TIME TO REMOVE IT. THE MANDATE HAS BEEN IN PLACE IN SAINT LUCIE COUNTY SINCE LAST JULY REQUIRING MASKS INSIDE ALL GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS TUESDAY NIGHT RESIDENT AFTER RESIDENTS STEPPED BEFORE COMMISSIONERS ASKING THEM TO REPEAL THAT MANDATE. LET’S UNSHACKLE OUR SMILES AND SHOW ALL OF FLORIDA’S NEWEST RESIDENTS THAT SAINT LUCIE COUNTY STANDS FOR FREEDOM AND IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS JUST IF YOU’RE GOING TO AIR ON THE SIDE OF FREEDOM FOR THE MOST PART PEOPLE ARGUED IT WAS ABOUT CHOICE ALLOWING CITIZENS TO DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO WEAR A MASK AND THE PLACE OF THIS CROWD WAS OVERWHELMINGLY TO NOT WEAR ONE. IN FACT, ONLY TWO PEOPLE HERE ASKED COMMISSIONERS TO KEEP THE MANDATE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT A FREEDOM ISSUE WHEN IT CAME TIME FOR THE VOTE. ONLY COMMISSIONER CHRIS SADOWSKI. WANTED TO KEEP THE MANDATE SAYING HE WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL MORE RESIDENTS ARE VACCINATED EVERY OTHER COMMISSIONER VOTED TO GET RID OF IT. MY CHOICE I ALWAYS BEEN TO HAVE NOW THIS BOAT SIDE DOESN’T JUST MAGICALLY REPEAL THE MASK MANDATE. THERE’S STILL SOME PAPERWORK NEEDS TO BE DONE. THEY THINK THOUGH THAT SHOULD GET DONE BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND YOU ALREADY MENTIONED THIS BUT I THINK IT BEARS REPEATING AGAIN. THIS DOES NOT IMPACT ALL OF SAINT LUCIE COUNTY SCHOOLS PRIVATE BUSINESSES PLACES LIKE THAT STILL GET TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICE WHETHER THEY WANT TO REQUIRE YOU TO WEAR A MASK. AT THE VERY LATEST REPORTING LIVE