Village Council Votes Down Funding Dexter Township Outdoor Siren
A 16th siren the township purchased and will install near Wylie and Island Lake roads overlaps with sirens in the village, trustees said.
A request to help fund one of Dexter Township's outdoor warning sirens was voted down by the Dexter Village Council on Monday. The council voted 3-3, with Trustee Jim Smith absent, against funding 25 percent of the total cost of a siren the township purchased and will install near Wylie and Island Lake roads. In the event a vote by the board is tied, Robert's Rules of Order dictate that the motion is defeated. According to information provided to the board, the siren costs $24,000 not including preventive maintenance, which will be funded by Dexter Township. The siren's coverage overlaps with the village's two sirens at Dexter-Ann Arbor Road and Dan Hoey Road. Village Manager Donna Dettling proposed that the village commit $6,000 to the …
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Amos Walker
2:34 pm on Saturday, September 29, 2012
Why would Dexter Township first decide to stay with 16 sirens if 15 would work and not add the 16 only if the Village agreed to help pay for it? Mr. Rider can be disappointed but he should have planned it out better. Can't blame the Village for this decision if they don't have to pay anyway due to an odd decision by the township. more ›