Here’s a statement from the Tri County Health Department:
“Per the Policy of the Tri-County Health Department Board of Health, each of our Boards of County Commissioners is allowed to opt out of a county-wide public health order.
We believe that the Public Health Order we have announced is appropriate for all three counties given the recent rates of increase in cases all three counties have experienced and the possibility that increased spread of variant strains could reverse some of our recent progress despite our favorable trends in vaccination.
However, support of local officials is important for the success of any public health order and we respect their prerogative to opt out of ours if they so choose.”