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Resident urges return of sirens; city officials point to state STEER sign-up and agree to research options
Summary
A resident told Bellaire City Council July 21 that the city should not rely solely on cellphone alerts and urged reinstalling public warning sirens after citing past hazardous spills and local flash floods. Fire Chief Deacon Tittle described the state-managed STEER program and staff said they will explore siren options and costs.
A long-time Bellaire resident urged the City Council July 21 to consider restoring a public siren system to supplement cellphone emergency alerts and door-to-door warning efforts.
Resident Daniel (identified in the meeting transcript as Mr. Platt/Blanton) told the council he missed a phone alert while mowing his lawn during a chemical incident in 2023 and cited other regional hazardous-incident examples, tornado vulnerability and flash flooding as reasons the city should…
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