By WHITNEE ICE
St. Joseph Post
St. Joseph City Council will meet Monday to discuss lifting the mask mandate before the current end date of April 15th.
Mayor Bill McMurray says Councilmember Marty Novak wants to resend the mask mandate sooner than later.
"We have seen some good numbers, that's true," McMurray tells St. Joseph Post. "Based on those, Marty would like to do away with the mandate and just ask people to voluntarily wear the mask."
McMurray wants the city council to seriously consider the full ramifications of lifting the mandate.
"The last thing we want to do is do away with this and then have the numbers spike back up and we have to reinstitute it," says McMurray.
McMurray says the city still recommends you wear a mask and be safe even if the mandate is lifted on Monday.
"We can end the mandate but that doesn't mean ending our recommendation that everyone wear a mask, socially distance, wash your hands, and so forth."