Jun 23 Environment Rubbertown Residents Weigh Potential Emergency Alert Systems After an explosion at Carbide Industries’ Rubbertown chemical plant led to community confusion, Metro Government promised to improve the area’s public alert system. Last night, community members heard from the two finalists in the running to install their systems in Louisville. Eleven companies submitted bids, but Metro Government narrowed that number down to two. Those […] By Erica Peterson Jun 23 Environment Rubbertown Residents Weigh Potential Emergency Alert Systems Erica Peterson
Jun 9 Environment Fischer Says Alert System Should Be Functional by Mid-August Mayor Greg Fischer says a new alert system should be in place by mid-August to warn neighborhoods of industrial accidents, like the one last March in Rubbertown. At the meeting last night, Fischer and his staff described the city’s requirements for a new alert system, to avoid the confusion that followed the explosion at Carbide […] By Erica Peterson Jun 9 Environment Fischer Says Alert System Should Be Functional by Mid-August Erica Peterson