Community mass notification and public safety alert system grant
Summary
The city accepted a state Homeland Security grant to fund a mass notification and public safety alert system.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
Grant-funded; the state award offsets the cost of the alert system.
All Milwaukee residents who would receive emergency alerts.
Mentions & discussions (2)
COMMON COUNCIL — October 13, 2026
The city accepted a state Homeland Security grant to fund a mass notification and public safety alert system.
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE — October 1, 2026
The city gets $165,000 in state grant money — no match required — for a Motorola alerting platform (Rave Alert and AppArmor) run by the Department of Emergency Communications.
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