High temperatures in Lexington mean city will activate its heat plan again
Warming temperatures this week will push Lexington to kick its heat plan into gear. It’s the second time this month it’s been in place.
The city’s heat plan provides services to Lexington residents to help them stay cool when the heat index, which determines how hot it feels outside, reaches over 95 degrees.
The city initiated phase three of the heat plan from June 29 through July 5 when some days saw a heat index as high as 115.
Phase one of the plan will be in effect starting Wednesday and continuing through Saturday, July 18. During that time, Lexington’s five community centers will be open into the early evening.
Morning city trash collection will begin an hour earlier than usual, at 4:30 a.m. Residents should put their garbage bins on the curb the night before their scheduled pick-up morning to make sure their trash is collected. Business trash collection will begin at 3:30 a.m. each morning.
Lextran will provide free rides to cooling centers for homeless residents. Those centers are:
• Arbor Youth Services • Lexington Rescue Mission • Mountain Comprehensive Care Center • New Life Day Center • New Vista Drop-In Center • Nathaniel Mission • Recovery Café Lexington
