Lexington opens cooling centers, discounting pool admission for July 4th

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – With temperatures expected to be in the mid-90s, and the heat index well over 100 degrees this week, the city of Lexington is opening several cooling centers for the Fourth of July holiday.

It is also offering half-price admission fees to all city pools and aquatic centers for the day.

The Dunbar Community Center, 545 North Upper St., will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Outing rooms at the Gay Brewer Jr. Golf Course, 469 Parkway Drive, and the Tates Creek Golf Course, 1400 Gainesway Drive, will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Lexington Senior Center, 195 Life Lane (behind the Southland Christian Church on Richmond Road) will be open from 11a.m. to 9 p.m.

Lextran is offering free rides to Lexington residents who need a ride to any of the three cooling centers. Citizens should tell the bus driver they are traveling to a cooling center.

The Office of Homelessness Prevention and Intervention has extended the Emergency Summer Weather Plan to continue through and including Thursday July 5th. The Hope Center HopeMobile will be covering these extended days and will be distributing water, sunscreen, and other supplies. The Hope Center HopeMobile can be contacted at 859-252-7881.

Anyone needing assistance can dial 2-1-1, text their zip code to 898211, or log onto United Way 2-1-1 for locations of shelters and other resources in Lexington and surrounding counties.