Library as county Warming/Cooling Center
Summary
The library board was scheduled to consider an MOU with the Poweshiek County Emergency Management Commission that would formally designate Drake Community Library as a Warming/Cooling Center. That would make the building part of the county's response to extreme heat and cold events.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
Any staffing or operating costs of hosting the center aren't spelled out in the agenda materials.
Residents facing extreme heat or cold would have a designated, staffed public refuge.
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