SSP - Boone County Success!

Sylvester Dustbusters Mary Miller and Pauline Canterberry, and OVEC organizer Maria Gunnoe, recently paid another visit to the Boone County Commission.

They built upon the success of Walter and Carol Young in Mingo County, who were unrelenting in insisting that the Mingo County Commission set up a system to warn people in case a coal sludge dam was about to fail.

After many visits from the Youngs, the county adopted a reverse 911 system called WARN.

The Boone County Commission and Office of Emergency Services have agreed to implement WARN. In the event of a dangerous situation arising from any of the area’s sludge dams, WARN will automatically ring the phones of Boone County citizens in the potential path of danger.

Thanks to the Boone County officials for recognizing the need for this system, and thanks to active citizens like the Dustbusters and the Youngs who work diligently to improve their communities!