Walton County officials will test a loud siren at the intersection of County Road 393 and U.S. Highway 98 Thursday, November 6, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. Area residents and drivers are advised to ignore the warning system test. [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]The test will include siren sounds and voice recordings that may be heard by residents and drivers within a wide area of Santa Rosa Beach. ?We are just looking to improve citizen safety,? says Walton County?s Finance Director Bill Imfeld. ?There are a variety of different ways to inform the public of tornados or emergency situations, and this is only one of them we are testing right now.? [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]There are no plans to purchase the warning system. County officials only want to see how this particular system works and sounds and to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing such a system in the future compared to other alternatives.[/SIZE][/FONT]
