Discussion: who owns the inoperable yellow siren and who will remove it?

Daniels County officials used their Feb. 17 meeting to press for removal of an out‑of‑service yellow civil‑defense siren that sits between the city fire hall and a Nemont communications building.

Meeting participants produced a folder of paperwork showing Warner Harrison’s name on earlier invoices and claims, but records were ambiguous about current ownership. “The county needs to take the lead,” one participant said, urging prompt removal because high winds have left the siren swinging on its pole and there is a risk it could fall onto the county building roof.

Commissioners and staff discussed several practical concerns: whether the siren had ever been insured by the city (records did not show city coverage for that unit), whether the county’s power connection should be disconnected, which local agencies have lifts tall enough to reach the unit, and whether property rights (Nemont property in the no‑man’s‑land between buildings) affect who must authorize removal. Participants noted the new city‑funded siren installations are on a different pole and that the city intends to own the new units going forward.

No formal motion to remove the yellow siren was recorded; commissioners said they would follow up with the fire department and local utility and see if the county can arrange removal before the unit causes property damage.