The president of Envision Greater Fond du Lac says a new statewide mask mandate takes pressure off many small businesses to require the public to wear masks. Sadie Parafiniuk says many of the county’s largest employers and businesses already had mask mandates in place. Parafiniuk says the governor’s order probably had the greatest impact on bars, restaurants and smaller retailers. “For some smaller businesses who maybe wanted to do a mask mandate, but didn’t want to get in the middle of a political battle, this gives them that coverage to say they’re following the state mandate.”
