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Council split as county commissioner urges caution on lifting mask mandate
Summary
Council Member Jane Conard and Blaine County Commissioner McCleary urged the Sun Valley council to delay lifting the indoor mask mandate, arguing the CDC guidance is nuanced; other council members cited high vaccination rates in support of rescission.
At a May 17 special meeting, Council Member Jane Conard urged the Sun Valley City Council to exercise caution before lifting the city's indoor mask mandate, saying the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance is "more nuanced." Blaine County Commissioner McCleary's comments, read aloud by Council President Michelle Griffith, also opposed immediate removal of the mask order.
Council President Griffith and Council Member Brad DuFur said local vaccination progress supports rescinding the order; Griffith stated that Sun Valley's vaccination rate is "over 100%," and DuFur called the local rollout "extremely good." The city attorney clarified that if the city rescinded its order, residents would instead be governed by the State of Idaho's Stage 4 healthy guidelines. The council voted 2-1 to rescind the order despite the cautionary remarks.
