Petition created to turn Sapulpa’s new mask mandate into an election item

The day after City Council voted 6-4 to pass a city-wide mask mandate, a local citizen started a petition with the objective of reversing the decision and bringing it to a vote of the people. The face-covering requirement is to be in effect from November 18 to January 4 and is expected to be reviewed at the first regular Council meeting of the new year.

Jake Hollcroft, the creator of the petition, was one of many who spoke on Monday evening in opposition to the proposed mask mandate. He jokingly alleged that the passing of a mask mandate was the start of Sapulpa’s leadership driving the city to communism.