Comal County commissioners approved a FEMA agreement that gives residents with phone notifications enabled a path to receive county warnings targeted to the area around a local emergency.
Residents whose phone notifications are enabled can receive a county emergency alert when their phones are inside the selected radius. The June 18 minutes say Comal County had not previously had IPAWS access, although neighboring jurisdictions use it.
County Judge Kristen Hoyt told the court that the need became clear while the county prepared for an April 2 statewide notification test. The minutes describe IPAWS as a nationwide system that sends a signal through cell towers so enabled phones inside the selected radius receive an emergency notification. Commissioners Crownover and Leecock moved and seconded the agreement; the minutes record all votes cast in favor.
Road, subdivision and budget actions
Commissioners also extended construction bond No. 0864532 for Kyndwood Unit 4 by one year. Assistant County Engineer David Vollbrecht said the development was not ready for closeout because the county could not obtain the closeout documents. The court separately approved combining Mystic Shores Unit Three lots 251 and 252 into Lot 251R and authorized the county judge to sign the plat amendment.