Council votes to order car washes closed for duration of boil water advisory
Thousands of bottles of water are given away on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. The City Council has ordered car washes to close for the duration of the boil-water advisory. (Karen Pulfer Focht/AP)
The order doesn’t become effective until it is signed by the mayor.
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