Council discusses smoke‑alarm and carbon‑monoxide detector distribution plan; committee seeks ordinance update

Mar 16, 2026

A smoke-alarm committee proposed updating the current ordinance and offering one smoke alarm/CO detector per household (excluding Cascade Village and Empire apartments), aiming to launch in April or May and complete installations by Halloween.

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Councilman Mike Sackash said the smoke-alarm committee has met twice and recommended reviewing and updating the borough's existing ordinance. The committee's current proposal is to offer one smoke alarm and one carbon-monoxide detector to each home in the borough, excluding Cascade Village and Empire apartments.

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