Facebook group discusses which Springfield businesses comply with city ordinances

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – A new social media group encourages people to call out businesses that don’t enforce Springfield’s face-mask ordinance and to praise those that do.“Some businesses are enforcing it and others are not. That creates the problem,” said former Springfield mayor Robert Stephens. Stephens said he wants to see his Springfield neighbors overcome the coronavirus. He helped start a Facebook group called, Springfield Supports Masks: Businesses Who Do and Don’t. He said the goal was primarily to applaud the businesses that do abide by city ordinances with masking and capacity limits. Sometimes, he said those who don’t comply are called out.“Actions have consequences. If you’re not wearing the mask when you should be, and somebody takes your picture, that’s not our issue. That’s your issue,” he said. Stephens said he was hoping the group would help customers decide where they felt safe to do business. That’s when a spreadsheet came along, keeping track of complaints.“If I look at them and they’ve got three positive and one negative, I can use that information as to whether I want to go there for lunch,  » Read More