MONTGOMERY COUNTY

HURRICANE RITA RECOVERY UPDATE

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

 

 

COOLING CENTERS

 

Montgomery County Commissioners, the City of Conroe and The Friendship Center have opened the following cooling centers for residents who need a place to stay cool during the current heat wave and have lost their electricity.  These are not Red Cross Shelters.

 

CONROE:                  City of Conroe Recreation Center

                                    1203 CALLAHAN (in Candy Cane Park)

BRING YOUR OWN TOILETRIES, TOWELS, BED ROLL, FOOD & BEVERAGES

 

                                    ELDERLY:  The Friendship Center

                                    1202 Callahan, Conroe

                                    Call 936-756-5828 the day before to arrange lunch

 

CUT AND SHOOT: Cut and Shoot Community Center

                                    14421 Texas Hwy105 East, Cut and Shoot

 

EAST COUNTY:      ELDERLY:  The Friendship Center

First Community Building, A.V. “Bull” Sallas County Park, New Caney

                                    If you can call 281-354-1223 the day before to arrange lunch, it would be helpful

BRING YOUR OWN TOILETRIES, TOWELS, BED ROLL, FOOD & BEVERAGES

 

WILLIS:                     Willis Community Center

                                    109 Mink, Willis (off Hwy 75 across from Blair’s Supermarket)

ARC will be dropping water and food for pick up by people with no electricity and water

 

                                    Bowder Community Center

                                    County Line Road and Cedar Lane (7 miles East of Willis on County Line Road)