LIMA, OH (WLIO) - As the total eclipse approaches, many cities within its path are continuing to get prepared.
Lima has been named the 13th best spot to view the eclipse by Astronomy.com and local officials are expecting a big crowd. The Lima Allen County Chamber of Commerce along with the Allen County EMA, the City of Lima, and others have started a Facebook page to provide information on what to expect during and around the eclipse. The chamber is urging area businesses to make a plan on how to deal with a variety of issues from whether your register will work to how you will handle the use of your public restrooms. No detail is too small to think about when it comes to the eclipse.
"You're going to have to realize that you need to have some cash on hand. Fill up your gas tank because everyone else will be filling up their gas tanks. So those type of things you sort of have to look at for it's again you sort of have to make your own little plan because it's going to be very, very crowded," suggested Jed Metzger, president & CEO of the Lima Allen County Chamber of Commerce.
You can find a flyer on how to prepare your business for the eclipse on the Facebook page and they have also created https://www.seetheeclipse.org/ as an online location to find events surrounding the eclipse in the Lima area. The totality will be from approximately 3:09 p.m. to 3:14 p.m.
