Posted on 02/28/2021 8:34:29 PM PST by real saxophonist
Breckenridge to hire security guards to enforce mask mandates during spring break
Guards will work in downtown 'mask zone'
By: Lance Hernandez
Feb 28, 2021 BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. -- The Breckenridge Town Council is taking steps to protect frontline workers during spring break.
Council members plan to hire two security guards to help enforce public health orders during the two-week spring break peak in mid-March.
Town Manager Rick Holman told council members on Tuesday that a lot of businesses are struggling, and that it has a little bit to do with the "attitude" of some people in town.
He explained that some visitors are giving frontline workers grief when reminded about the mask requirement.
The ski town has instituted a mandatory mask zone in the downtown area.
A banner across Main Street states: "Love this place? Cover your face!"
Main Street was hopping Saturday evening as tourists flocked downtown both to shop and dine out.
Most were wearing masks, some were not.
"I'm from Texas," said Leslie Foley, who had her mask in her hand.
"In Texas, you don't necessarily have to wear one outside," chimed Foley's friend, Joanne Grigsby.
"Matter of fact, last week, (there was a) major snow storm (in Texas,) they didn't even care if you had one," Foley added.
Town officials said masks and social distancing have help slow down the spread of COVID-19 in Summit County.
"We're trending really well right now," Police Chief Jim Baird told Denver7. "We want to make sure we don't lose the ground that we've gained."
He said many spring-breakers are coming from areas with significantly fewer COVID-related restrictions.
The goal, he said, is to have security guards deal with mask issues, while police are busy with other things during spring break.
Baird added there has already been some mask-related friction.
"We do have occasions where people create conflict," he said. "People who believe masks are helpful and those that don't."
Lacey Kirwan hasn't seen any conflict in her store, Breck 'N' Boujee. She said customers wear masks in that store, which is the total opposite of her stores in South Dakota.
"Over there, you wear a mask and they look at you weird," she said. "Here you don't have a mask, you get yelled at."
"From what we've seen, the majority of people are wearing masks," said Kyle Hutchison, who is vacationing with his wife, Alison.
The Huchison's, from Illinois, said they're OK with security guards reminding people about the mask mandate.
"I feel fortunate enough that if I'm being asked to wear a mask, I get to go sit at a restaurant, or do a little shopping, like we are right now," she said. "To me that's totally worth it, and you'd hope that others would do the same."
A half dozen, or so people were spotted sans masks Saturday evening. One snowboarder, walking down Main Street without a mask, said he didn't have time to talk.
Baird said uniformed security guards will let visitors know about the mandates.
"The approach is educational," he said. "People shouldn't be harassing the waitress at a restaurant, or the high school kid working behind the counter at a t-shirt shop because they were asked to put on a mask."
"We're trying to take the onus off frontline workers," Holman told the Town Council.
Why not just close the town and tell tourists to stay home?
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Colorado Face Diaper ping
Lunacy just over the ridge. The loonies come through on the weekends, clog hwy 285 and annoy the locals. The gas station and beer store don’t mind, as long as they keep going. But it only takes one moron to close the two lane highway. These azzholes don’t know how to drive.
Even the pot shops?
I live in Denver, and haven’t had any desire to go skiing this season because of all of the “COVID” nonsense. I love skiing, but with the perpetual I-70 traffic jams, and the hassle and expense, compounded now by even more virus-related hassle, I just have no desire to go.
Why not get rid of the Town Manager and tell the tourists to come on in, the snow is fine?
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Science! They could as easily have said that a sudden wave of unicorn farts drifting over the town have helped slow the (entirely inflated, meaningless, alleged) spread of COVID.
Remember the private security guard that 9News (Kyle Clark) hired - who then murdered a peaceful Trump supporter?
Dolloff had previously bragged about being confrontational with conservatives. Matthew Dolloff has been arrested for first degree murder of veteran Lee Keltner ..
Wonder if Breckenridge will hire Antifa / BLM thugs dressed in black (also carrying weapons) to enforce their illegal, unconstitutional mask mandates. ?
I almost hope they do so they will get the backlash they properly deserve.
Two people to enforce mask mandate on spring break? What a hoot!! Those kids will be having them eating their own masks.
There are lots of other ski towns. Just don’t go to Breckenridge.
It was a great little place in the early 1970s, before we had kids and could travel a lot. Won my only NASTAR silver medal there. Lots of bronzes, but only one silver.
One would expect to see riots, arson, and murders if Antifa finds out out this opportunity.. like the Sturmabteilung
Words have meaning.
If they don't harass me, I won't harass them.
Regards,
They are stupid and love to intimidate. It has nothing to do with 'COVID'.
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2 MINUTE VIDEO THAT SHOULD GREATLY CONCERN YOU.
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