MUNSEY PARK JOINS NORTH SHORE ALERT SYSTEM

The Village is now a member of the PWMOEM (Port Washington—Manhasset office of Emergency Management)

The Village of Munsey Park has joined our neighbors Flower Hill, Plandome, Plandome Heights and Plandome Manor in becoming a part of the PWMOEM. By being a part of this group, the Village is now a member of NorthShoreAlert.org, a mass notification system designed to keep residents and businesses on the Port Washington peninsula, north of Northern Blvd, informed of emergencies and certain community events. By registering with NorthShoreAlert.org, time-sensitive voice messages from the Villages, Town, or Police, Fire, and Water special districts where you live or work may be sent to your home, cell or business phone. Text messages may also be sent to cell phones, e-mail accounts and hearing impaired receiving devices. The system can be used for both emergency purposes and other important civil matters. For example, in the case of a missing child the police can pick a point on the map, draw a quarter mile radius, and within a minute they can telephone every home within that circle and send out a notice that this child is missing with information on what the child looks like in order to easily identify him or her. Another example is that the mapping feature can be used to pinpoint coastal homes if there was a possible flooding condition. On the non-emergency side, the system could be used to advise people of important civil matters, such as upcoming elections and street closures. The existing Flower Hill emergency contact list is automatically incorporated into this system, however, you may add other contacts such as e-mail, cell phone, text, work numbers, vacation home, adult children or parents. You can also specify what type of communications you want to receive at each of your contacts.

Go to www.NorthShoreAlert.org to sign up.