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Commissioner urges residents to stay cool amid local heat dome
Summary
A commissioner closed remarks with a public advisory about an ongoing heat dome and urged residents to check on vulnerable neighbors.
Commissioner (unnamed) closed his remarks by warning residents of an ongoing heat dome affecting Maryland and Saint Mary’s County and urged people to “stay cool” and check on those who need help.
"Now the last thing I'll say, and we're in the dog days of summer. Lord knows, Maryland, especially Saint Mary's County, and July and August are always hot. But, boy, have we had a heat dome going on the last few weeks, and it's supposed to continue. So stay cool if you can. Check on those who need help," the commissioner said. He offered no specific resources, cooling-center locations or emergency contacts in the transcript.
The remarks were advisory in nature; no county emergency declaration or operational direction was mentioned in the meeting.
