Ithaca commission reviews short- and long-term measures to protect residents during extreme heat
City sustainability staff presented immediate recommendations — portable sprinklers, mobile cooling sites, a heat line, extended pool hours and better outreach — and longer-term measures including cooling hubs and staffing changes; staff will finalize a memo to the city manager for possible council consideration.
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Siobhan, a staff member in the city’s sustainability department, presented a package of immediate and longer-term recommendations aimed at improving Ithaca’s response to extreme-heat events after a July 1–3 heat watch that left several usual cooling resources unavailable over a holiday weekend.
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