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Mayville committee approves study of adding sixth tornado siren after local unit failed during July storm
Summary
City committee voted to pursue option to add one reused siren head and new pole/radio upgrades after one siren failed to activate during a July storm; staff were asked to return with funding recommendations.
The City of Mayville public safety committee voted July 28 to pursue a lower-cost option to add a sixth tornado siren after one newly installed siren failed to sound during a July 16 weather event. The committee asked staff to return with funding options before final purchase.
Committee members heard that one siren on River Drive did not sound when Dodge County dispatch triggered the system on July 16, though subsequent local tests showed the city’s monitoring equipment and repeated tests functioned. A police department staff speaker said technicians reprogrammed sirens and tested them individually afterward, and the installer…
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