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In the middle of a summer already marked by higher-than-normal temperatures, with almost daily heat advisories in the 90 to 100-plus degree range, plans for outdoor activities and special events have been affected.
People often choose to stay indoors during the hottest time, and some municipal events have been scheduled later in the afternoon or evening so residents don’t become dehydrated or risk heat exhaustion.
Palmetto Bay Mayor Karyn Cunningham acknowledges that the village has made adjustments.
“Our parks are always ready for the heat,” Mayor Cunningham said. “Shade, benches throughout and water fountains at the concession area. For events like the National Night Out there will be free water and, of course, first aid stations.”
Rod Gibson, communications manager for the Town of Cutler Bay, said that the municipality has taken precautions as well.
“We always follow the communications from the Miami-Dade County’s Emergency Management Department and share their announcements and advisories from their social media accounts on ours and our e-newsletter for our residents,” Gibson said. “As far as the Parks staff, they always make sure to provide employees with plenty of water and Gatorade during events and they had plenty of water on our 4th of July event and Splash in the Bay for residents. They also had a pet hydration doggy pool tent at the 4th of July event.”
Adrian Delesdernier, education specialist and kindergarten teacher at Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School in Cutler Bay said that the higher temperatures have caused the school to make some changes to protect the children and volunteers.
“Student safety is always a priority when planning any school-wide student activity,” Delesdernier said. “With an increase in hotter weather conditions, we are particularly mindful of students’ health when planning outdoor environmental projects such as tending to our school’s native butterfly garden. It also means we spend shorter amounts of time outside and take more frequent water breaks. Hotter weather also negatively impacts the number of volunteers that are willing to participate in extracurricular outdoor activities.”
With September usually being the hottest month, residents are advised to restrict their outdoor activities during the afternoon hours and to make sure they drink water often.
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