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Council hears mixed views on restoring 9:00 p.m. curfew/siren; local curfew currently 10:00
Summary
Council members and residents discussed whether to reinstate an old 9:00 p.m. curfew and use the emergency siren as a nightly signal; staff noted legal limits on emergency-siren use and that local curfew is 10:00.
Council members and residents raised nostalgia for an earlier 9:00 p.m. curfew signal and discussed whether the emergency siren could be used for that purpose.
Council member Brian (speaker 8) said some community members would like the curfew and siren reinstated and described examples from other towns. Council members clarified that the local curfew is presently 10:00 and that the emergency siren is restricted to emergency use; staff cautioned that the siren may not be legally available for a daily curfew signal. No policy change was adopted at the meeting, but members asked staff to explore whether alternatives (including installing a dedicated siren) would be feasible.
Council asked staff to report back if it is legally and operationally possible to reintroduce any form of public signal outside the siren's emergency function.
