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- Resident Erin Lanigan told the council she could not get basic safety instructions during a police manhunt, relying on delayed social media instead of official updates. - Lanigan asked the council to establish a central emergency notification system with text or email alerts, citing the University of Maine's alert network as a model. - Council Chair Demeritt requested more discussion into town-wide emergency communication, directly responding to Lanigan's public comment. - Council members agreed to hold a policy and platform capability discussion, seeking details on the town's existing alert operations and emergency communications policies.

- Supervisor Hahn criticized the emergency alert system as too broad and vague, saying the lettering is a turnoff and causing public desensitization. - OEM and the Sheriff jointly access the federal IPAWS/EAS system, which they tested after the January fires, but OEM acknowledged its limitations. - OEM is coordinating winter storm preparedness, including hazard assessments, evacuation planning for burn scars, and a tabletop exercise on September 30. - Countywide Communications confirmed it can activate an alert banner across county websites and pledged to work with comms teams on the messaging concerns.