The Walnut City Council, Thursday, approved an agreement with Pottawattamie County for the purchase of three tornado sirens. City Clerk Terry Abell says the cost of the sirens is $71,402. The City’s share of the cost is $20,000. She says the County has a program to upgrade the tornado sirens county-wide. The City will purchase the sirens and other components to make the sirens function.

The sirens will be controlled by Pottawattamie County, and set-off as necessary, when severe weather is imminent. In other business, the Walnut City Council approved a three-year lease agreement with D & B Farms, to allow a billboard sign promoting the Antique City’s various shops to be installed on the company’s property. The lease will cost the City $2,100 per year. And, the Council set the date of October 31^st as the official date for Trick-or-Treating in Walnut. The event will run from 5-until 7-p.m.