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County urges sign‑up for New York Alert text campaign; tower balloon test postponed pending clear visibility
Summary
County staff described a statewide New York Alert text sign‑up campaign and explained a county text keyword; communications staff said a planned balloon visibility test for a proposed Story tower was delayed by haze and will be re‑run on a clear morning before geotechnical work proceeds.
County staff urged residents to sign up for New York Alert and gave an update on a planned communications tower site test.
A county emergency staff member said New York State will push an ad campaign allowing residents to sign up for emergency alerts by text; residents can text the word GREEN to a six‑digit code (announced in the campaign) to receive county severe alerts. The staff…
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