Posted on 12/20/2021 3:13:36 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Faced with a revolt from county leaders in a majority of the state — including the suburban NYC counties in Long Island — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday reversed course and said state inspectors will conduct “spot checks” to enforce mandatory mask-wearing.
The announcement reversed previous statements in which Hochul said local governments would be solely responsible for carrying out the controversial, statewide mask mandate she imposed on the private sector — including private offices — last week.
It also came after officials in nearly two-thirds of the counties outside New York City refused to enforce the mandate — which carries fines of up to $1,000 per violation — because they don’t have the resources to force companies to comply.
“We’ve always said we’re going to leave it up to the counties and we’re going to be making sure that it gets done from the counties but we also want to lend support to them as well,” Hochul told reporters during a news conference in upstate Johnson City, outside Binghamton.
Hochul said the state will “be sending around inspectors to do spot checks to see what’s going on.”
She also said, “I’m going to be helping the counties that have said they’ll help us enforce these smart public safety rules, that will give them the money they need to buy masks for all their businesses and make it so much easier.”
Hochul didn’t say how many inspectors would be sent out or how much cash would be disbursed and to which counties.
A Hochul spokesperson declined to provide additional details afterward.
Last week, Hochul said that “counties have always had to enforce public health requirements” and that officials who refused to carry out her mask mandate were violating their “oath of office, ”
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I am so glad to have made our escape from that sewer.
I wanted to see cuomo gone and figured nobody could be as bad, but she proved me wrong.
Democrats have truly revealed their true colors in this so-called pandemic.
Scratch a democrat and you find a full blood commie dictator. They are the epitome of control freaks.
Unrelated comment but how did NY get rid of that toad Cuomo and wind up with a governor who’s even uglier?
See: Solzhenitsyn’s famous comment about what they SHOULD HAVE DONE prior to being sent to the gulags.
They’re not listening
Except this is not checking the cleanliness and safety of the food service
Give them the old Colonial tax-collector treatment...tar, feathers and a rail.
“I think people want to be left alone.”
That is the biggest difference between liberal and conservative. They want to control every little aspect of your life. Conservatives say “leave me alone; butt out!”
Another fascist female.
They Can have my phone. I wonder where I left it.
She used State Police last time.
Don’t know about NY but in Texas a business owner can require an administrative warrant be issued. I don’t think it was common but I could see it becoming so as government intrusiveness continues.
Assemblymember Kelles calls for mask mandate compliance
She's another one of those "call me Dr" types who's not an MD.
The answer is always more control, more punishment, isn’t it?
Yeesh. These people who vote for tyrants...
Gov. Hochul: $65 million to help counties enforce New York’s mask or vax mandate
Scroll down the article to find out how the money can be spent.
Per this link...
...the counties that ate “co-operating” get the money.
All our pols have to do to get it is keep selling us out.
You can’t make thus crap up...
Muzzled and vaxxed, right...?
And she still got CoupFlu...?
Check out the bit about using your 1 or 2 mil to make up for “staff shortages”.
We’ll be muzzled by our pols so they can pad the public payrolls bleeding taxpayers dry.
Time to tar and feather “state inspectors”.
Note to NYS counties: For folks who still have shopping to do, do a quick gut check and let people know which of you will tell the gov to take our money and shove it up her arse. I’ll spend money in any county with the guts to do that.
RE: Yeesh. These people who vote for tyrants...
The citizens of NY *NEVER* voted for Hochul. She became governor due to circumstances not under her control. She should not think for a second that she has any statewide mandate to do what she’s doing.
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