June 30, 2004
With
the recent adoption of the Boundary County Uniform Address and Street Naming
Ordinance, work is moving ahead to begin the process of mapping and naming
county and private roads to protect the safety of residents and to make life a
little more convenient.
“Without
a county-wide addressing system, it’s been hard for people to get utilities
and services connected,” said county resource planner Mike Weland. “I’ve
also heard from many people that they’ve have significant problems getting
items they ordered delivered to their homes in the county. Establishing an
addressing system will resolve those issues.”
County
GIS technician Gary Falcon is starting the process of acquiring coordinates of
private roads throughout the county that will be accurately plotted on county
maps made available to emergency responders, and he’s asking that people who
live on private roads serving three or more addressable contact him to both let
him know where the road is and to grant permission for him to enter private
property.
In
addition to the on-the-ground work, the county is also accepting letters of
interest from those who’d like to serve on a five-member road naming advisory
committee, which will be tasked with sifting through suggestions from residents
on the road and using the guidelines in the ordinance just adopted. The
committee will submit their recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners,
who will have final approval.
Recommendations
for names are now being accepted as well. According to Falcon, the ideal method
to use when submitting potential road names would be for all residents served by
the road to meet, come to an agreement, and present at least three proposed
names as a group. It would also be helpful, Falcon said, if all neighbors on the
road also grant permission for him to be on the road.
Letters of interest, suggested road names or the locations of private roads serving three or more addressable structures, along with permission to county personnel to access private property, can be mailed to Gary Falcon, P.O. Box 419, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, emailed to gfalcon@boundarycounty.org, or faxed to (208) 267-1205. The ordinance and additional information is available at http://www.boundary-idaho.com/addressing.