It would appear the city of Waukegan needs to test its emergency alert telephone system, the one that failed miserably when the water plant malfunctioned and residents should have been told immediately there was a possible problem with their drinking water. Turns out nobody got sick because the water hadn't been contaminated. Still, they need to test this puppy citywide and The Hound has some suggestions:
1) Anytime a Republican is spotted campaigning in city wards, residents should be alerted.
2) Time for Mayor Hyde's nap? Let everybody know!
3) When starting work on the sports complex at the former Orchard Hills Golf Course, only notify the golfers still lamenting its demise.
4) Election Day notices should be sent out telling voters to: "Ignore the man behind the curtain".
5) Reviews of all Genesee Theatre shows should be sent to residents' homes so they know which ones to miss the next time they come through town.
6) Every Feb. 14: Jack Benny birthday alerts!
7) "The smelt are running!"
Those are just a few suggestions city officials should take to heart. There must be more...
The City was lucky that there wasn't contamination, and the people in the neighborhoods didn't get sick; or worse.
They spend plenty taxpayer dollars on obtaining and maintaining this system, and yet they don't test it? Who's kid or party operative is running this thing? Now is a good time to check on all the other City disaster or emergency plans and see where they might need some corrective actions.
BTW you can also have an alert whenever:
Hyde brings up the casino deal.
The city gets sued.
The City loses money on a deal they brokered with a developer (The number of rings indicates how many thousands they lost.)
THE HOUND SEZ: Good ones!