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St. Mary's County speaker urges residents to check on neighbors, conserve energy during heat
Summary
An unidentified speaker at a St. Mary's County meeting urged residents to watch for neighbors and pets during high temperatures, replace HVAC filters and program thermostats to save on electricity costs.
An unidentified speaker at a St. Mary's County meeting on an unspecified date urged residents to check on neighbors, family and pets and to take simple energy- and safety-related steps as temperatures rise.
The speaker said residents should “look out for your neighbors, look out for your family, look out for your pets,” and recommended replacing HVAC filters and programming thermostats to reduce energy use when homes are unoccupied. “Replace your HVAC filters in your house, make them run as efficiently as possible,” the speaker said. “If you can program your timers on your HVAC systems to get a little warmer when you're not home, do that.”
The speaker framed the recommendations as both public-safety and cost-saving measures, noting the “way energy is in the state of Maryland and the cost of electricity.” No formal county action, program change or ordinance was proposed during these remarks; they were presented as public guidance and reminders.
The comments followed another commissioner’s earlier remarks (identified in the transcript as Commissioner Ostro) and were delivered as part of a series of brief announcements. The speaker did not provide specific county-run cooling locations, a formal heat plan, or citations to state or county statutes during the remarks.
