It appears that the Neptune City tornado sirens sounded last Saturday because there was a fender bender in town resulting in a call for Basic First Aid. While we all hope everyone involved is doing fine, it sure seems like a big dramatic and unnecessary use of a siren during a Father’s Day Weekend morning, especially since we learned the system has been replaced long ago with smarter systems that work and are used 100% of the time in our town’s response.

Considering the brave first responder teams are doing a great job when they don’t use the horn, you have to ask, why bother to sound the horn at all?

Seems like a whole lot of noise for nothing. 

Why does the Neptune City Town Council continue to allow for sirens to blare? 

After community members were denied access to the recent town meeting to discuss the unnecessary horn alert system, we continue to be exposed to dangerously loud sirens that amount to no more than a useless intrusion in your day without updates or clarity about the process. 

Speak up- reach town designated “horn liaison”, Council Person Thomas and copy the Mayor with your thoughts and request for an update leading to the permanent retirement of this ridiculous horn causing so many much distress. Request an update, or simply tell them you want to see the noise stop.

Enough sirens wailing like the world is ending, enough gatherings being harshed with hosts apologizing to family and friends who, like you, are jumping out of their skin at the blaring alarms. To learn later that what made you jump or made Dad skip a heartbeat was linked with a routine and common call for first aid, for shame. 

Support to those who come running to the scene, but shame on anyone continuing to sound the horn or sit in authority and fail to act in the true best interest of the community. We call on you to stop the horn and develop improved emergency systems with our guidance that do no harm. 

Time for change that lasts.

In peace!