Monday, July 18, 2011

Cooling Center Open

Talking with a couple of city employees, I found that, in all the years the city has opened a cooling center in response to extreme heat, they could not remember a single person ever taking advantage of it:

In response to the Excessive Heat Advisory, the City of Carbondale is providing a Cooling Center from Monday through Friday. The Cooling Center is located in Room 112 of the Carbondale Civic Center, with the following hours: Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.; Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

During the Excessive Heat Advisory, citizens are encouraged to stay hydrated and indoors in the air conditioning as much as is practicable.

1 comment:

  1. Having lived in Carbondale for 6+ years, I'm not surprised no one has used this service -- they haven't heard about it. Unless you seek out info about what the City is up to, it doesn't filter down -- even to middle class folk who listen to the news. I just found out this year about the bike-to-work lunch that has been going on for 8 years -- I've been biking to work since I got here.

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