Masks Once Again Required In City-Owned Buildings
The Dalton City Council voted 3-0 Monday night to reinstate a mask mandate within City-owned buildings such as City Hall. The rule requires staff and visitors to wear masks when in public areas of City-owned buildings or when in private areas of City-owned buildings where proper social distancing cannot be accomplished.
The City Council first instituted such a rule last summer in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The rule was relaxed earlier in 2021 when data from the state’s Department of Health indicated that the pandemic was subsiding, but with a recent rise in both new cases and hospitalizations in Dalton and Whitfield County, the council voted to reinstate the rule, effective immediately.
