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ver MEMORANDUM TO: Lori Johnson, City Administrator FROM: Address Committee DATE: March 15, 2010 SUBJECT: Address Change The Krekelberg's home is located on a private drive/road which falls on the north/south Olson Street alignment. The current house numbers (21887) are, in fact, associated with a north/south conning street. There are two other homes on the same private drive/road. Each of those homes has an Olson Street address. (See attached) Emergency response personnel are trained to located homes via the address they are given with that of the associated street. The street block numbers associated with this area of Brook Road are 10500 through 10600. The address of 21887 Brook Road has no logic to the addressing system so the responders would not even think to look fox a 218xx number on Brook Road. Either the house numbers have to change or the street reference has to change. Even with a sign and arrow on the road at the end of his driveway, the responders could be confused by the address long before they get to the location. If they are responding to a medical emergency such as a heart attack, the time lost in trying to figure out what is going on could be tragic. The address committee does not take changing addresses lightly and understands the inconveniences that are associated with changing it. The committee weighs the speed and accuracy in the receipt of services such as emergency police and fire calls, as well as general mail delivery with that of inconveniences. It all comes down to life/safety concerns. Unfortunately, the committee did not feel a large sign with an arrow was an acceptable solution to the incorrect address issue.