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EMA asks council to add siren‑replacement line after frequent failures
Summary
Emergency management staff told county leaders many of the county’s tornado sirens are nearing end of life, reported repeated test failures and requested a one‑time $10,000 line plus internal transfers to start a replacement fund; full replacements cost roughly $25,000–$35,000 each.
Delaware County emergency management staff proposed creating a dedicated budget line to cover repairs and partial replacement of the county’s network of outdoor tornado sirens, telling the council that many units are old, fail routine weekly tests and sometimes require staff to make visual inspections.
Staff described weekly countywide siren testing (the 11 a.m. test) and said they increasingly find units that do not sound. They reported 28–34 sirens…
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