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Commission approves $122,926 upgrade to tornado sirens with two‑way monitoring
Summary
The commission authorized funding and implementation for upgrades to 10 tornado siren locations, adding dual radio and cellular capability and two-way monitoring; the project was reported to come in under the originally budgeted $160,000.
The Ottawa City Commission on March 26 approved funding and authorized staff to proceed with upgrades to the city’s tornado siren system that add cellular capability and two-way remote monitoring.
City staff said the project covers 10 sirens (five full upgrades and three partial upgrades) and adds both radio-frequency and cellular activation, a two-way digital controller and web-enabled monitoring. Staff told the commission the upgrade will allow remote acknowledgment of activations and permit a silent diagnostic…
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