{"id":19263,"date":"2016-08-12T17:08:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T21:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=19263"},"modified":"2016-08-12T17:22:38","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T21:22:38","slug":"httpwww-thevalleyledger-comp1904-371","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=19263","title":{"rendered":"BEAT THE HEAT AT ALLENTOWN POOLS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski announced today that he will waive admission fees at city pools on <span data-term=\"goog_141774605\">Saturday, August 13 and Sunday, August 14<\/span> during the Excessive Heat Watch and Warning put into effect by the National Weather Service to give residents the chance to cool off.<\/p>\n<p>An \u201cExcessive Heat Warning\u201d is in effect for <span data-term=\"goog_141774606\">Saturday<\/span>.\u00a0 As of this writing, an \u201cExcessive Heat Watch\u201d will be in effect <span data-term=\"goog_141774607\">on Sunday<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Pawlowski\u2019s policy is to waive admission fees during an \u201cExcessive Heat Watch\u201d or \u201cExcessive Heat Warning\u201d as determined by the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s Jordan and Irving pools are open <span data-term=\"goog_141774608\">Saturday<\/span> and <span data-term=\"goog_141774609\">Sunday<\/span> from <span data-term=\"goog_141774610\">12pm until 7:00pm<\/span>.\u00a0 Mack Pool will be open during the same hours <span data-term=\"goog_141774611\">on Sunday<\/span>, but it will be closed to the public on <span data-term=\"goog_141774612\">Saturday, August 13<\/span> for a private event.<\/p>\n<p>Pawlowski also called on city residents to abide by pool regulations and cautioned that attendance will be restricted by mandatory occupancy limits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are happy to provide this relief for all city residents to give them a chance to escape from the dangerous heat and humidity,\u201d Pawlowski said. \u201cWe ask that everyone follow all pool regulations for their safety and the safety of the other patrons. Unruly or abusive behavior and overcrowding at our public pools will not be tolerated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pawlowski advised that some residents may be directed to use another city pool if their first choice is overcrowded.\u00a0 \u201cOur Department of Parks &amp; Recreation and Pools employees will do their best to accommodate everyone.\u00a0 We ask that residents be patient because the demand for access could pose delays in access.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s Spray Park locations at Bucky Boyle Park and in the park at 5<sup>th<\/sup> and Allen streets are also operating.<\/p>\n<p>According to the National Weather Service, the hot temperatures and high humidity will enhance the potential for the development of heat-related health issues among susceptible individuals.\u00a0The National Weather Service recommends drinking plenty of fluids&#8230;staying in an air-conditioned environment if possible&#8230;staying out of the sun&#8230;and checking on elderly relatives and neighbors.\u00a0 Pets should be kept in a cool location with plenty of available water.<br \/>\n<strong>Information provided by:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Mike Moore<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Communications Manager<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Mayor&#8217;s Office<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> 435 Hamilton Street<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Allentown, PA 18101<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Mike.Moore@allentownpa.gov<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.AllentownPA.gov\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> http:\/\/www.AllentownPA.gov<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19266,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pool-atown.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19263"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}