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Resident urges centralized tornado siren system, cites 1.5-mill proposed to fund fire equipment
Summary
During public comment Luke Darrow urged linking new and existing tornado sirens to a centralized 911 system integrated with the National Weather Service and described a proposed 1.5-millage expected to raise $163,966 the first year for fire equipment and training.
During the Village of Bancroft council meeting on June 10, resident Luke Darrow used the public-comment period to urge the village to link its tornado sirens to a centralized system at the county 911 center.
Darrow said the goal is to "link both new and existing sirens into a centralized system at the 911 center. The center would integrate directly with the National Weather Service." He told the council a currently used manual activation method requires a firefighter to run to the hall to set off the siren.
Darrow also discussed a proposed 1.5-millage that will appear on the ballot; the minutes record his projection that the millage would bring in $163,966 in its first year and that funds would be used to help cover equipment such as air bottles, extraction tools, firefighters' gear, trucks, maintenance to meet NFPA compliance, and state-required trainings.
The minutes do not record a council response or formal action on the siren system or the millage request during the meeting; Darrow's comments were recorded as public comment only.
