ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. – Masks will now be mandatory in St. Augustine Beach. Just days after opting to strongly recommend people use face coverings rather than mandate them within the St. Augustine Beach city limits, the City Commission instead passed a mask mandate during Monday night’s regular commission meeting. The vote was 3-2 with Commissioner Dylan Rumrell and Commissioner Maggie Kostka again declining to approve the resolution mandating face masks. A simple majority of 3-2 was enough during Monday night’s regular meeting, however, meaning anyone in St. Augustine Beach will now be required to wear a face mask indoors or face a fine. “I’m 66 and my husband is 67, and I don’t want to come down with it.”The news was still trickling out to business owners and residents in St. Augustine Beach on Tuesday.

ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. – Masks are not mandatory in St. Augustine Beach. Instead, the city of St. Augustine Beach is strongly recommending people use face coverings to slow the spread of COVID-19. Many people left Thursday night’s emergency meeting in St. Augustine Beach upset that masks won’t be mandatory. Commissioner Dylan Rumrell wouldn’t back down and was against imposing fines for not wearing masks. The commission ultimately decided to not make masks mandatory, but that people should wear them, but there won’t be any legal enforcement.