Highland Village was Presented the 2007 Municipal Excellence Award in Communications

At the recent Texas Municipal League Annual Conference and Exhibition, held in Dallas on November 6-9, the city of Highland Village was presented the 2007 Municipal Excellence Award in Communications for cities of less than 25,000. The award recognizes the city for a project entitled the Outdoor Warning Siren Activation: A Decision-Making Guide. This is the third consecutive year the city has been awarded a Municipal Excellence Award. 

The Highland Village police department developed an easily adaptable and cost-effective Severe Weather Analysis and Response Model to help make accurate, timely decisions about activating outdoor warning siren systems for severe weather. Dubbed the Outdoor Warning Siren Activation – A Decision-Making Guide, this user-friendly model includes a one-page worksheet that helps first responders quickly track storm progress, determine overall risk, and make a decision regarding siren system activation. Through a citywide education and awareness process, citizens were taught the purpose of outdoor warning sirens and the considerations involved in activating those sirens. This knowledge helped replace the residents’ natural fear of the sirens with an appropriate level of safety concern and a deliberate plan of action.

The Texas Municipal League is a voluntary association of more than 1,200 Texas cities. Its primary objective is to serve the needs and advocate the interests of Texas cities, and it is the largest organization of its kind in the United States. The City of Highland Village is a member of the Texas Municipal League.

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City of Highland Village, 1000 Highland Village Road, Highland Village, Texas 75077
Contact:  Laurie Mullens, Public Affairs Manager
(972) 899-5131  Cell:  (940) 597-3721  Fax:  (972) 317-0237
www.highlandvillage.org