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Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely baby daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.

Yet another reason the Franklin tornado sirens were a mistake


The Franklin tornado sirens, besides being too expensive, are Fred and Wilma technology in a Jetsons' era.

I’ve documented quite well I believe why Franklin’s approval and installation of tornado warning sirens was foolish. Just Google.

Here comes more 21st Century ammo against our horse and wagon mayor and aldermen that supported out of date, unreliable sirens that don’t work.

The USA TODAY reports:

Natural disasters, including the recent rash of tornadoes that cut a destructive path across the U.S., have spurred savvy technologists to develop ways to alert people via popular mobile devices and gaming consoles. That's in part because the U.S. government hasn't yet carried out the Warning Alert and Response Network Act that would make alerting the nation's mobile phone customers a reality.”

Did you read that carefully. The private sector has stepped in to provide yet another means of warning and protecting thepublic because government is too slow to respond.

Sounds like Franklin where elected officials are patting themselves on the back for their move in 2010 to approve technology from the 1950’s.





If ever there was evidence that Franklin officials made a bone-head decision it’s this:

THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL EDITORIAL BOARD AGREES WITH THEM!

Check out their editorial today.

Hey, even though the sirens are totally useless and don't work when they're supposed to, they're really good!


The JS Editorial Board...never met an increase in government spending they didn’t lick their chops over.


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