The city of Alpharetta might make a move soon that the city hopes will make its parks safer.
According to an agenda for Alpharetta’s City Council meeting on Oct. 1, the council will discuss installing emergency 911 call boxes in Wills Park, Webb Bridge Park and North Park.
Case Systems, Inc., a company based in Irvine, California, would install the boxes. The company would install eight boxes in total, with four at Wills Park, and two each at Webb Bridge Park and North Park. Installing the boxes would cost the city $64,400.
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According to a letter sent from Case Systems to the city on May 23, the emergency call boxes would be on cellular-based, solar-powered, 10-foot tall stainless-steel towers. The towers would have blue lights atop them.
The towers are made in the U.S. and shipped from California. Case Systems is the exclusive patent rights holder for the call box monitoring software. No wiring is needed, and the call box allows users to easily contact emergency services, such as police, EMS or the fire department.
According to the city council staff report, the funds for the call boxes are being taken from another park-security initiative that would have replaced lightning detection equipment in the three parks. The city says that because of upgraded phones and apps, that equipment is no longer necessary.
Monday's city council meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. A full agenda can be viewed on Alpharetta's website.
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