In a partnership with Constellation Energy, DeWitt County will be doing away with the severe weather sirens in place of a more modern system.

At the Thursday night DeWitt County Board meeting, DeWitt County EMA Director Micah Gallardo explained the idea would be to reach the public through notifications on a mobile device or a home phone number. 

According to DeWitt County CENCOM Director Tony Harris, the move saves money for both Constellation and the County. 

Harris adds the current siren system also creates some confusion because anytime a siren has to be activated, every siren in the county is activated. With the geo-coded system, only those in the impacted area would receive a notification.

Harris and Gallardo stress, if you do not have a cell phone or still rely on your home phone, those notices would still go to your home phone as well.