Liberal bastion Sitka, on Baranof Island, has decided to not go along with enforceable restrictions on gatherings.
At the Nov. 24th Assembly meeting, an emergency ordinance to restrict restaurant capacity and gatherings failed to get the votes needed to pass after numerous members of the public testified against it.
Among measures was the requirement that people stay 6 feet from others and if they are singing or projecting their voices, those persons must remain at least 10 feet apart. Capacity would be set at 50% for restaurants and 25% for bars.
It was Sitka’s second try at passing a face mask mandate, limits on restaurants and bars, and other measures, including limiting gathering indoors to 50 people, with legal ramifications for violators.
Assembly members Crystal Duncan and Kevin Knox sponsored the emergency ordinance that failed 4-3, but is up for reenactment at the Dec. 22 meeting.
