Glendale adopts TextMyGov to send emergency alerts and town notices

The Glendale Town Council voted unanimously to adopt TextMyGov, a text-message notification system the town will use for emergencies and local announcements.

Council staff member Laurie explained how residents will enroll: text the phrase "Glendale alerts" to 81986, receive an automated reply and respond "yes" to opt in. "It will let us send boil-order notices, power-outage updates and event reminders without residents having to call the town office," Laurie said. Council members said the system will help reduce phone volume to staff during outages and provide a simple opt‑in route for people who do not use social media.

Council member Raleigh moved to implement the service and a colleague seconded the motion. Staff will distribute signup instructions in the post office, on Facebook and through the new system; test messages had been exchanged during the meeting. The council thanked town staff for setting up the service and asked staff to report back on enrollment rates and any technical issues.