The following is a statement from Mayor Jeremy Stutsman on the upcoming cold weather:
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory tonight through Friday afternoon, with wind chills as low as 20 degrees below zero expected. For the next seven days, the temperature is expected to stay below freezing, even during the daytime.
Please take all necessary precautions to stay safe and warm tonight and the days that follow. Check local news outlets and forecast stations for the latest information about the weather.
Residential and commercial water utility customers who have water lines prone to freezing are advised to leave their water run at a single cold-water faucet inside their home or business. The water should run in a small stream the size of a pencil lead. Running water is less likely to freeze.
If it snows in the next few days, our Street Department will work hard to clear the roads, but drivers should be cautious because salt mix does not work on ice in weather below 20 degrees.
The Window, 223 S. Main St., will be open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. as a shelter during the day.
Goshen Interfaith Hospitality Network, 105 S. Third St., has an overnight shelter running from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. every day. Additionally, they will be open Sundays throughout the day.
For more information on the shelters, call The Window at 533-9680, or GIHN at 534.2300.
Please consider checking in on neighbors, the elderly and the homeless, and don’t hesitate to call 911 if you feel someone is in danger of extreme cold exposure.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Stutsman
Mayor of Goshen