Burlington opens cold weather shelter this weekend.

The Robert Miller Community & Recreation Center will operate as a low-barrier extreme cold weather shelter from 5 p.m. Feb. 7 to 8 a.m. Feb. 8 and again from 5 p.m. Feb. 8 to 8 a.m. Feb. 9; adults over 18 and pets are allowed.

Burlington will open a low-barrier, extreme cold weather shelter over the weekend in response to forecasts of dangerously cold weather. The shelter will be housed at the Robert Miller Community & Recreation Center at 130 Gosse Court. It is scheduled to operate two nights with evening-to-morning hours. The city announced adults over age 18 and pets are permitted at the site. Key details: - Dates and hours: from 5 p.m. on Feb. 7 to 8 a.m. on Feb. 8, and from 5 p.m. on Feb. 8 to 8 a.m. on Feb. 9. - Location: Robert Miller Community & Recreation Center, 130 Gosse Court. - Eligibility: the announcement specifies adults over 18 and pets are allowed. - Transportation: the release states transportation will be available while the shelter is open, with departures starting between 4:30 and 5 p.m. at 95 North Ave. (the COTS Daystation) and the Fletcher Free Library, 235 College St.; the release listed Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity Emergency Services Director Sarah Russell at 802-829-5679 for ride requests. - Capacity context: the city said Vermont's seasonal shelters and the state's hotel-motel program are at capacity and that officials estimate more than 200 people are living unsheltered in the region. - Partnerships and contacts: the shelter is made possible through a city partnership with CVOEO and funding from the Vermont Agency of Human Services and Vermont Interfaith Action; the release listed general information contacts as 211 and VT Economic Services at 1-800-479-6151 and provided an email for Sarah Russell, srussell@cvoeo.org. Summary: The weekend shelter provides overnight options during the forecasted cold period and adds capacity while seasonal programs are full. The city said it is working to open another emergency shelter to address the local need. Undetermined at this time.