The city of Waterville has partnered with CivicReady to implement its mass notification system.

CivicReady will allow the city to issue routine communications, urgent notifications, emergency instructions and warnings to subscribed citizens via email, text message and voicemail alert. In the event of a local emergency, citizens subscribed to CivicReady will benefit from immediate, actionable information and instructions sent via their preferred notification method.

The city has created several categories that citizens can choose to be notified about including city events: City Hall announcements such as office closures, important due dates for taxes and dog licenses; election updates and notifications; events at Quarry Road; traffic advisories, such as road closures, parking bans and updates on the Ticonic Bridge Project; trash and recycling notifications such as holiday pick up schedules; and severe weather advisories.

Citizens choose what they want to be notified about, and how – by text, email, or voice calls. The notification system will also be used in the event of emergencies.

To sign up for notifications in any category, visit waterville-me.gov or go directly to waterville-me.myfreealerts.com.

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