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Warm & cool talks
from February 23, 2023
By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer
CASCO — The Town of Casco is trying to determine which building or building(s) are appropriate to designate as a warmingcooling center.
During a discussion about how to develop a warming center in the Town of Casco, one selectman noticed that cooling center needed to be mentioned in the policy too. A house with no air conditioning can be downright uncomfortable and unhealthy when it is hot and humid outside.
The topic ended up on the Casco selectmen’s agenda after the winter weather in early February: two sub-zero days with 50+ mph winds driving the temperatures down to inhospitable. Many towns offered warming centers in advance. But, it seemed Casco did not have a FEMA-approved site listed with the county. Selectmen are seeking to change that.
While the image of families and elderly couples escaping their chilly homes during long power outages or extreme cold
