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KCMO Council Votes to Extend Mayor Lucas’ Mask Mandate
The full KCMO Council voted 12-2 today (Thursday) to pass an ordinance introduced by KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucas last week and approved by the council’s Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations committee Wednesday to extend the current mask mandate until September 23, 2021.
The mandate requires that people aged 5 and older wear masks indoors in public venues, regardless of whether...