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Corpus Christi highlights city response to deep freeze; refuge centers served about 215 residents and pets
Summary
City Manager Peter Zanoni told the City Council the city opened refuge centers and coordinated more than 200 employees and 16 partner agencies to shelter residents and pets during a multi‑day deep freeze, while the Owen Stevens Water Treatment Plant received a TCEQ TOP award for operational excellence.
City Manager Peter Zanoni told the City Council the city opened two refuge centers and a network of warming sites during a multi‑day deep freeze this month, sheltering hundreds and coordinating dozens of partner organizations.
Zanoni said refuge centers at Ben Garza Gym and the Del Mar College FEMA Dome provided sleeping, meals, bathing and pet accommodation during the cold front and remained open through the weekend. "We opened them early because people were already lining up," Zanoni said, thanking Del Mar College, the RTA, AEP Texas, the Salvation Army,…
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