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Board signals support for reduced winter hours at outlying transfer sites, keeps Cedar Street largely unchanged
Summary
Board members discussed shortening winter hours (October/November through March/April) at outlying transfer sites to daylight hours for safety; Cedar Street — which is lit — would remain open with staff adjustments. Members asked staff to finalize scheduling and bring an implementation plan to the commission.
Director (Speaker 4) told the board the proposal was motivated by safety and low winter usage: “It's dark at 06:00 in the morning. It's dark at 06:00 at night.”
Members discussed options including closing Cedar Street on Sundays and opening Monday, shifting outreach-site schedules (Winston), or reducing hours by about two hours on each end of the day (roughly an 8-to-4 winter schedule cited by members). Several board members voiced concern about access for residents who work late shifts and said Cedar Street’s new LED lighting reduces some safety concerns there. The board agreed in principle to move forward with daylight winter hours for outlying sites and to refine implementation details for presentation to the county commission; the transcript records consensus language (“Let’s just do it”) but does not include a formal recorded roll-call vote in the meeting minutes in the transcript.
Board members asked staff to prepare detailed hour schedules before the next meeting and noted wage and staffing considerations if hours are changed (side-attendant pay was referenced as low). The item was left for staff to finalize and return with a proposed schedule and any budget implications.
