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Mills addresses Phippsburg board bucking mask mandate, announces stronger mask requirements Gov. Janet Mills said she wasn t aware Phippsburg selectmen have been bucking the mask mandate and warned: “If I were running any kind of facility, whether it’s a town office or a private business, I would not want to take the risk.” Share PHIPPSBURG Gov. Janet Mills addressed Phippsburg Selectmen’s decision to “strongly encourage” rather than require face masks in municipal buildings to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. In her Friday briefing alongside Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Nirav Shah, Mills said she wasn’t aware Phippsburg selectmen have been bucking her mask mandate. However, Mills said she’s “happy to reach out to those people and talk to them about what the rules are, why they’re there and how they should enforce them.” ....
After push from Maine Attorney General, Phippsburg board adopts Mills’ mask mandate In a letter to the Phippsburg Select Board, Attorney General Aaron Frey wrote Gov. Mills’ executive order makes the board “legally obligated to require the use of face coverings in all municipal buildings.” Share The Phippsburg Board of Selectmen voted Wednesday to follow Gov. Janet Mills’ mandate requiring people to wear a face mask in municipal buildings. Kathleen O’Brien / The Times Record PHIPPSBURG After weeks of bucking Janet Mills’ mask mandate, Phippsburg Selectmen on Wednesday voted unanimously to comply with the governor’s executive order requiring people to wear face masks in all public buildings. The board’s decision was influenced by warnings from Maine’s Attorney General Frey and Jessica Maher, Phippsburg’s town attorney. ....
Phippsburg board bucks Mills’ mask mandate “None of the three of us believe that this is a hoax or something to be taken lightly,” said Chris Mixon, select board member. “I encourage people to wear a face mask, I just don’t believe I have the authority to mandate it.” Kathleen O’Brien / The Times Record PHIPPSBURG Phippsburg Selectmen renewed their decision to not require, but encourage, residents to wear face masks while in municipal buildings, bucking Gov. Janet Mills’ executive order aimed at stemming the spread of COVID-19. The board stood 2-1 on the decision last week. Chairman Mike Young voiced his continued support for requiring masks while in town buildings. ....