County Keeps Cooling Centers Open, Lifts Water Restrictions

UPDATE (3:15 p.m.)—In response to thousands still without power, cooling centers in Anne Arundel County will remain open on Monday.

On Monday afternoon, Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) still showed more than 40,000 outages in Anne Arundel County on the online outage map. Progress, while seemingly slow to customers without power, is being made with more than 96,000 customers' power restored since Friday.

County Executive John R. Leopold lifted restrictions on water use throughout the county, except for Herald Harbor in Crownsville.

“Our priority now is to ensure that our most vulnerable citizens have options to stay cool and hydrated while power is restored,” County Executive Leopold said in a prepared statement. “Temperatures this week will remain high, and we are urging everyone to use caution in this hot weather.”

The county released the following information on Monday morning:

• The Department of Public Works is currently managing 178 service requests.
• All major intersections are clear. Due to downed power lines, 23 roads remain closed and 18 are partially blocked.
• Water treatment plants and approximately 65 pumping stations are operating on generator power, but residents who are not in the Herald Harbor service area can start using public water for laundry and outdoor needs.
• The Broad Creek Water Treatment Plant, located at 165 Truman Parkway in Annapolis, is open until 5 p.m. for residents to bring their own water containers to be filled.
• The Millersville Landfill is open.
• The Department of Aging and Disabilities reports that all dialysis centers in the county are open.

The following facilities are open as cooling centers Monday:

North County

• Brooklyn Park Senior Center, 202 Hammonds Ln., Brooklyn Park—8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Pascal Senior Center, 125 Dorsey Rd., Glen Burnie—8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• AACO Police Northern District Community Meeting Room, 939 Hammonds Ln., Glen Burnie—7 a.m. to 7 a.m. (24 hours)

West County

• O’Malley Senior Center, 1275 Odenton Rd., Odenton—8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• AACO Police Western District Community Meeting Room, 8273 Telegraph Rd., Odenton—7 a.m to 7 a.m. (24 hours)

East County

• Pasadena Senior Center, 4103 Mountain Rd., Pasadena—8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• AACO Police Eastern District Community Meeting Room, 3700 Mountain Rd., Pasadena—7 a.m. to 7 a.m. (24 hours)

South County

• Annapolis Senior Center, 119 S. Villa Ave., Annapolis—8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• South County Senior Center, 27 Stepneys Ln., Edgewater—8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• AACO Police Southern District Community Meeting Room, 35 Stepneys Ln., Edgewater—7 a.m. to 7 a.m. (24 hours)

See also:

• VIDEO: BGE Works to Restore Power
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• Attorney General Gets Reports of Price Gouging After Storm