ABILENE -- The Abilene City Commission is scheduled to consider enacting a mask/face covering ordinance during a special meeting on Wednesday.
The meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Abilene Public Library, 209 Northwest Fourth Street. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to social distance, the city is encouraging residents to view "all meetings virtually on the live streamed City of Abilene's YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNURrU0ueP6_dRpHYu1wJEg," according to a notice on the agenda for the special meeting.
According to the meeting agenda, the ordinance, if approved, would require the wearing of face masks or other face coverings in public spaces within the city limits of Abilene.