Courtesy Warren County Government
Run "de-icing" equipment safely, please, Warren County asks
From a press release: Warren County is asking those who own or maintain waterfront property in the county to make sure that any equipment they install to control ice is used properly.
Ice eaters and lake bubblers protect waterfront property from damage when ice goes out in the spring, but they can also create hazards for those who frequent our frozen lakes and ponds during the winter.
The death last winter of a dog that fell into open water on a northern Warren County lake has led to concerns about whether lake de-icing equipment is being used incorrectly in some instances, endangering those who fish, snowshoe, ski or snowmobile on ice as well as potentially leading to property damage.
Warren County is asking those who use lake de-icing equipment to make sure they are following device instructions and best practices as outlined here on a new website created to highlight the potential issues raised by ice eaters and bubblers.
This website, and a companion print brochure, were created after Warren County Planning & Community Development and the Warren County Administrator’s Office were enlisted by a group of concerned Warren County residents to produce a “safe de-icing” educational campaign for property owners.
The Warren County Board of Supervisors approved occupancy tax funding for printing and mailing of the brochure.
Watch for scam police phone calls. The police will never ask you to buy gift certificates.
From a press release: The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a recent increase in complaints about a financial scam that involves phone calls from persons stating they are law enforcement officers from the Sheriff’s Office, or another police agency, requesting individuals pay fees to clear up unpaid court fines or arrest warrants.
Warren County residents have lost thousands of dollars to the scheme in recent weeks. The caller typically advises the recipient of the call that they must purchase gift cards such as “Green Dot” prepaid cards at Walmart, take a picture of the card and forward it via text message.
Courts and police agencies will not place phone calls demanding payment in gift cards.
Anyone with information about this scam was asked to call Warren County Sheriff’s Sgt. John Howse at 518-743-2583.