Ocean Ridge staff unveil 'Text My Gov' to replace Civic Ready for local alerts
Deputy sound clerk Katrina Pender introduced Text My Gov as the town's new resident-alert tool to handle localized notices (lost pets, water breaks) while Civic Ready remains reserved for major emergencies; staff reported roughly 638 sign-ups and said the system can target messages to specific neighborhoods.
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Katrina Pender, deputy sound clerk, told the Ocean Ridge Town Commission that the town will adopt Text My Gov for routine resident communications while keeping Civic Ready for broader emergencies. “Text My Gov is replacing Civic Ready,” Pender said, and she described the new tool as able to isolate an area and send alerts only to residents within a selected vicinity.
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