County to Open Cold Weather Shelters

For immediate release: January 29, 2007
Contact: Palm Beach County Public Affairs (561) 355-2754

The Palm Beach County Public Safety Department’s Division of Emergency Management has activated the Cold Weather Emergency Shelter Plan for parts of Palm Beach County. The Cold Weather Emergency Shelters will be open beginning at 7:00 P.M., Monday, January 29, 2007.  Residents in the Glades region seeking refuge from the cold should contact:

Palm Beach County Crisis Line
Dial 211 or call toll free at 866-882-2991
or
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
(561) 996-1670.
           
The National Weather Service predicts a temperature of 40^o For a wind chill of 35^o F in Palm Beach County. The Division of Emergency Management will continue to monitor weather developments and make announcements on any further shelter openings as necessary.