The Arrowhead Leader recently ran an article about the unveiling of the new Moose Lake web site.

Bill Carlson, Community Broadband Coordinator, said, “We want this web site to be the first stop for people wanting to find out more about Moose Lake.”

The web site include a directory of area businesses, updates on community events and news, e-government info such as city ordinances and city minutes, and information about the area.

But the neatest features are the email and text messages alerts. Community members can sign up to get alerts related to a number of topics – including emergency alerts.

The plan is not necessarily to use it for incidents such as tornado warnings but for topics such as missing persons.

The City of Moose Lake is a Get Broadband community, which means they received funding from the Blandin Foundation for the project. They are also applying for FEMA grant for equipment such as laptops for each emergency vehicle.