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� <br /> Addresses that are: <br /> - Out of sequence <br /> - Not addressed to the proper road <br /> - Addressed to the wrong side of the road <br /> - Not displaying the correct house numbers <br /> - Not displaying the address in an appropriate manner <br /> - Not displaying the address at all <br /> Streets that: <br /> - Have improper ranges <br /> - Have duplicate or phonetically similar street names <br /> - Do not have street signs posted <br /> - Are private drives that need names and address ranges assigned <br /> Impacts: <br /> - Delayed response of emergency services increasing the likelihood of loss of life and/or <br /> property <br /> - Inefficiencies in service and revenue functions including Tax, Permitting, Health, Solid <br /> Waste, Board of Elections, et. al. <br /> Projected Timeline for Ordinance Development&Implementation <br /> Many factors can delay the process including scope, intergovernmental negotiations, and the <br /> complexity of development an enforcement model. <br /> - Format draft developed (February 2011) <br /> - Share draft with municipal and university partners(February—May 2011) <br /> - Development of enforcement procedures(March—December 2011) <br /> - BOCC work session for review and comment(June 2011) <br /> - Public hearings and, potentially, adoption of ordinance (August—September 2011) <br /> - Advertise and work with residents on ordinance awareness and compliance <br /> (September 2011-February 2012) <br /> - Ordinance becomes effective (March 2012) <br /> Frank Clifton said that historically what has happened is that when they have started <br /> this process in the past, residents have come forward to complain about changing road names <br /> and mailing addresses. Enforcement will be the key to the implementation of this ordinance. <br /> There will probably be several thousand address changes. <br /> Commissioner McKee said that there is nothing more frustrating for a fire department <br /> than trying to locate an emergency situation and there is not a correct address. He urged the <br /> Board to move forward with this as soon as possible. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Hemminger to: <br /> 1) Using the identified tasks as the basis to move forward, staff initiate contact with the <br /> towns and the postal service to ensure previously identified corrections are <br /> comprehensive; <br />