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County considers buying unified emergency notification app for residents
Summary
The county discussed buying and operating a county-owned emergency notification/mobile app that would centralize alerts, weather notifications, damage reporting and departmental notices. The vendor proposal includes a first-year cost of $16,609 and an annual subscription of about $7,608.
Apple County commissioners discussed whether to contract for a county-owned emergency notification mobile app that would centralize weather alerts, damage reporting, road-closure notices and departmental information for residents.
Commissioner Sellers, who presented the proposal, said the app would be free to download and would let users toggle notifications by city or topic. "It's basically like a notification system on your phone," Sellers said, adding that the county would own the app and control the content. He told the board the first-year cost, including city participation, would be $16,609 with an annual subscription of $7,608.35 and that the initial contract would run three years.
The app, Sellers said, can…
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