This Summer There Are Fewer Options To Cool Off In City

Trang Do reports.

TIME THOSE OUT IN YOUR FULLEYEWITNESS FORECAST COMING UPIN JUST A COUPLE MINUTES JESS.LAUREN THANK YOU.THIS SUMMER THERE ARE FEWEROPTIONS TO COOL OFF IN THECITY BECAUSE OF HEALTHCONCERNS OVER THE CORONAVIRUS.TRANG DO JOINS US LIVE INLOGAN SQUARE.Reporter: SUMMER IN THECITY DEFINITELY LOOKS A LITTLEBIT DIFFERENT THESE DAYS.CITY POOLS ARE CLOSED ANDFOUNTAINS WHERE PEOPLE GO TOCOOL OFF TAKE A LOOK THEY AREEMPTY AND BARRICADED.NOW CITY OFFICIALS SAY THEYARE WORKING ON SOME KIND OFMIDDLE GROUND WHILE DEALINGWITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.LITTLE ONES FOUND JOY IN THESPUTTERING FOUNTAIN ATDILLWORTH PARK ON A STEAMY DAYTHAT HAD ADULTS SWEATINGUNDERNEATH THEIR MASKS FROM IMIGHT BE JOINING HIM IN AMINUTE.[LAUGHTER]BUT NO, IT'S BEEN PRETTY TOUGHJUST LOOKING FOR SHADE AND,YOU KNOW, UNIQUE WAYS TO COOLDOWN WHILE IN THE CITY.Reporter: THE WATER LEVELWAS NOWHERE NEAR THE SPOUTINGJETS TYPICAL THIS TIME OFYEAR.CITY POOLS WILL REMAIN CLOSEDBUT SPRAYGROUND WILL OPEN UPON A ROLLING BASIS STARTINGJULY 6TH MANY PEOPLE COOLEDOFF UNDER THE SHADE OFUMBRELLAS AND COOL DRINKS INTHE PARK AND AT THE OLDE CITYBEER GARDEN ON MARKET STREET.IT'S PRETTY HUMID, PRETTYHOT.I'M NOT REALLY A FAN OF THEHEAT BUT I DEAL WITH IT.THIS IS THE BEST INVESTMENTIF I EVER GOT.Reporter: BRADLEY IS ACOURIER WHO SAYS HIS ELECTRICBIKE HAS BEEN A LIFESAVER INTHE SOARING TEMPS.IT MAKES MY DELIVERIES WAYQUICKER FASTER AND SMOOTHER.AS LONG AS I'M MAKING MONEY,NOTHING BOTHERS ME.Reporter: CITY OFFICIALSSAY THEY ARE WORKING ONBALANCING THE NEED TO PROVIDERELIEF FROM THE HEAT WITH THENEED TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROMTHE CORONAVIRUS.THAT'S WHY COOLING CENTERS ANDPLACES LIKE LIBRARIES ANDMALLS WHERE PEOPLE TYPICALLYGO TO COOL OFF ARE STILLCLOSED.THESE ARE DIFFICULT TIMES.WE'RE TRYING TO MANAGE BOTHTWO -- MULTIPLE HEALTH CRISISREGARDING HEAT AND COVID ANDTRYING TO MAKE SURE PEOPLESTAY SAFE ON BOTH FRONTS.Reporter: MANAGINGDIRECTOR BRIAN ABERNATHY SAYSTHE CITY HAS A WORKING GROUPFOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON HEAT.IT IS WORKING TO GET LIBRARIESAS WELL AS INDOOR MALLS OPENEDIN THE NEAR FUTURE.