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Germantown trustees reject two proposals for outdoor warning system upgrades; direct staff to get removal and maintenance quotes
Summary
Trustees failed to approve either a $22,699 “bare-bones” upgrade or a higher-cost full upgrade to the village’s outdoor warning system. Board members debated cost, obsolescence and public-safety needs and directed staff to collect quotes for dismantling and short-term maintenance instead of approving new equipment tonight.
Trustees of the Village of Germantown voted down two competing proposals to upgrade the village outdoor warning system and directed staff to get cost estimates for removing the system or maintaining it short-term.
Supporters and opponents of purchasing new equipment exchanged views tonight on whether the village should replace aging siren equipment. One trustee raised a precautionary rationale, saying the board should not “table it just because we have been going around for months” and warned that “it could happen at any time.” Another trustee said they opposed spending more village…
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