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County to study expanded outdoor warning siren coverage after residents raise gaps in unorganized territory
Summary
Commissioners directed staff to draft a proposal exploring expansion and preventive maintenance for outdoor warning sirens, including potential siting and costs to cover unorganized territory and tourist areas after residents reported not hearing existing sirens.
MADAM CHAIR: Crow Wing County commissioners asked staff to develop a proposal to expand and better maintain the county's outdoor warning sirens after residents and board members flagged gaps in coverage, particularly in unorganized territory popular with tourists.
The issue arose during the consent-agenda discussion when a commissioner noted that an "organized territory" within the county lacked sirens and asked staff to estimate what it would take to install coverage there. County staff said the initiative began after a…
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