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Readdressing of a Section of NW 34th Street to NW 34th Boulevard (B)
Explanation
On August 2, 2011, the City of Gainesville entered into an Interlocal Agreement with Alachua County for property addressing services which are administered by the Enhanced 911/Communications Office of Alachua County Fire Rescue. The Office periodically initiates address changes to address public safety and related concerns. On August 9, 2012, 80 notifications were mailed to the listed property owners for an area of NW 34th Street which provided notice of an impending change of address to correct a street designation problem.
A section of NW 34th Street currently exists in two areas of the City of Gainesville which are parallel to each other. The duplicate ranges are from 4600 to 4899 and again from 5400 to 5901. This duplication creates confusion for law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical first responders. The Computer Aided Dispatch system in the Combined Communications Center utilizes geo-coding for location determination. With two choices for any location between 4600 and 4899 and 5400 to 5901 on NW 34th Street, additional location information must be solicited from 911 wireless callers.
In an emergency, location of the incident is key and essential to receiving help. Many times, people are stricken with fear or are unfamiliar with their location and cannot provide clear and accurate information to assist law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical personnel in locating them.
The E911 Office will provide a number of services to alleviate the inconvenience of such an address change. The E911 Office will make notifications to the following offices, agencies, and service providers advising them of each address change:
* Emerald Waste Services
* GRU Utilities
* School Board Transportation
* Supervisor of Elections
* Cox Communications
* TV20
* United States Post Office
* City of Gainesville Codes Enforcement
* Alachua County Property Appraiser's Office
* Fed...
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