Canfield resident urges county to review weekly tornado-siren tests that disturb nearby homes

Stephanie Clark, a Canfield resident, told the Mahoning County Commissioners on May 8 that weekly Saturday tornado-siren testing from a pole-mounted siren near her home disrupts her family and “directly impacts my disability.” Clark, who identified her address as 6625 Summit Drive, asked whether weekly testing is necessary and whether the siren could be silenced during tests while preserving public safety.

Clark said she called the commissioners’ office after raising the issue at an earlier meeting and described the follow-up as “dismissive,” adding that during a phone conversation she…