DELAWARE, Ohio -- The Delaware County commissioners want to spread enough sirens around the county to warn all the citizens about severe weather.
To increase the number of sirens, they need cash – so they plan to put another levy on the ballot, NBC 4’s Marshall McPeek reported.
A few years ago, Delaware County conducted a study on where to put the sirens, but there’s been no money for the equipment.
So the county commissioners are planning to get a new system up and running, including buying the existing sirens from the city of Delaware.
“What value do you put on one life? It is worth that if we save one life?” said Tommy Thompson, a Delaware County commissioner.
But they still need to make some hefty decisions.
“We have to decide on the number of sirens that we need. We have to decide on the appropriate locations of those, so that we can then take to the Board of Elections the right language and the right millage to pay for the sirens and to also plan for the maintenance of the sirens,” Thompson said.
Now, because of changing technology, some of the data from previous studies is outdated. So they will need a new study and new coverage maps.
But Thompson is confident they can get it done in time.
“It’s going to be on the ballot. (There’s) no doubt in my mind,” Thompson said.
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