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Council approves nuisance‑alarm deterrent ordinance after staff outlines costs and problem addresses
Summary
Kennewick City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance creating a nuisance alarm deterrent program, backed by fire department data showing repeat-address calls and estimated per‑response costs; ordinance passed 7–0.
Kennewick City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance April 15 to create a nuisance alarm deterrent program aimed at reducing repeated false or nonemergency fire-alarm responses.
The ordinance (amending KMC sections 9.48.010 and 9.48.020) passed on a 7–0 vote after staff presented data on repeat alarm locations and the operational costs of nonemergency responses.
Why it matters: staff said repeated…
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