As temperatures reach the mid 90s in the Ozarks this week with the heat index above 105, the Springfield-Greene County Park Board is offering places for the public to cool off.
All three family centers have opened their lobbies as cooling centers during the heat advisory. They are:
- Doling Family Center, 301 E. Talmage
- Chesterfield Family Center, 2511 W. Republic Rd.
- Dan Kinney Family Center, 2701 S. Blackman Rd.
The lobbies have seating, restroom access and air conditioning, and hours are 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Jordan Valley Ice Park’s lobby is open as a public cooling center from noon to 8 p.m.
Three public pools will remain open until 8 p.m. during the heat advisory. Silver Springs Pool, 1100 N. Hampton, is open late Tuesday night, August 10, and Thursday night, August 12, and Fassnight Pool will stay open until 8 Wednesday night, August 11.
Find out more at parkboard.org.
