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Appling County authorizes county-owned emergency app; first-year build quoted at $16,609.85
Summary
County commissioners approved development and implementation of a county-owned emergency notifications app to provide weather, road, shelter and school-closing alerts; the manager said the developer quoted $16,609.85 for the first year and $7,608.35 annually for a three-year commitment and that the county will seek reimbursement from Southern Nuclear.
The Appling County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously July 8 to authorize development and implementation of a county-owned emergency communications mobile app designed to push alerts for storms, road closures, shelter locations and school closings.
County Manager Reid Lovett said the app—designed to function similarly to Code Red—would be county-owned, free for residents to download, and allow recipients to opt out of individualized alerts. Lovett said…
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