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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS - The fire horn that The siren is tested each day at 6 p.m.
alerts first responders to a potential blaze
has come under fire itself, so to speak. "We need to have a system we don't have to
test all the time, capable of public address
Residents have been complaining to the and reliable for the Fire Department," Agresta
mayor and council saying that the device the said.
Fire Department uses is too loud and creates
a disturbance. Councilwoman Carrol McMorrow said putting
$3,750 toward updating the fire siren
At the March 15 meeting, the governing body "prudent" decision.
said they would consider allocating $3,750,
to possibly purchasing a new technology or Numerous residents complained about the
other ways of updating the siren. fire siren's noise at the governing body's
March 10 meeting. One resident questioned
The council estimates a replacement siren or why the alarm needs to be tested on a daily
alternative technology could cost basis. Another resident said his children get
$75,000-$100,000. The $3,750 is a 5 upset when the siren sounds.
percent down payment.
Mayor Joseph C. Parisi Jr., said on March 16
"The fact is it's a nuisance," said Council that there are new sirens, which are less
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