Installation of warning siren underway in Knox City

WAIT FOR IT … A new 3-phase siren was installed and connected by AEP, through a joint effort of Knox City officials and community members. The initial test has not been set, according to the Knox City Police Department. | COURTESY PHOTO
WAIT FOR IT … A new 3-phase siren was installed and connected by AEP, through a joint effort of Knox City officials and community members. The initial test has not been set, according to the Knox City Police Department. | COURTESY PHOTO

Knox City did not take long to install a refurbished alert siren after receiving the funds needed to complete the project. At a city council meeting in late April, funds were apportioned from three different departments to secure the $7,500 needed to complete the purchase of equipment to be able to inform more citizens of impending danger.

The siren was refurbished by Lynn Electric Motor Company of…