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Trustee raises concern about garbled county pages and village radio; staff to meet sheriff
Summary
A trustee told the board a recurring and worsening problem with county paging and the village radio system is causing garbled messages for fire response; staff said they will meet with the sheriff and deputy chief and provide an update at next week's meeting.
A board member raised a public-safety concern at the start of the April 21 special meeting, saying county paging and the village radio system have produced garbled pages that make it unclear who needs help.
"We have a serious safety issue with the fire department and with the paging from the county," the committee member said, and played an example of a page to illustrate the problem. The speaker urged the board to consider asking county representatives to investigate or to press the county for a fix.
Village staff told the board they plan to meet with the sheriff and the deputy chief to hear the county’s side and to try to resolve the issue without elevating it to the county board level. Staff said they would return with an update at next week’s meeting.
The board did not take a formal vote on the matter during the special meeting; the issue was recorded as a staff follow-up and a public-safety concern for future consideration.
