Mayor says 700 masks are still available, notes state will require them to be worn in public starting May 11

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The City of Midway still has 700 cloth masks available for citizens who need them, Mayor Grayson Vandegrift announced Monday night.

"Our intention is for these to go to tax-paying citizens of Midway first; but if by May 18 we still have more than a few left we will open the program up to all residents of Woodford County," Vandegrift said in an email.

He noted Gov. Andy Beshear's statement Monday that all Kentuckians would be asked, if not required, to wear masks in public starting May 11.

"We are still giving masks out on a daily basis, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we see the demand pick back up to the levels we saw in the first and second week of the distribution phase because of the Commonwealth’s new requirement, so I want to make sure every Midway citizen who needs one gets one," he wrote. "We also want to make sure not one of them goes unused, since such a team effort of true caring went into making them."

Midway taxpayers wanting masks should residents wanting masks should City Hall at 859-846-4413 between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, say how many masks of each size, adult's or child's, that they want; then park in the 10-minute spot in front of City Hall so a city employee can toss the masks in the back window to keep social distancing. Or, one mask can be delivered through the night slot of the front door. The city can make delivery arrangements for people who are unable to come to City Hall.