Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, February 20, 1993 TAG: 9302200123
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: RICK LINDQUIST CORRESPONDENT
DATELINE: DUBLIN LENGTH: Medium
HOUSES IN DUBLIN ABOUT TO GET NEW NUMBERING SYSTEM
By the end of the summer, many town residents will have new house numbers to go along with their street addresses.In a report to Town Council Thursday, Town Administrator Gary Elander said the new numbering system is intended to be the most convenient possible for residents.
But he also said there's still a lot of work to do before the numbers become reality. He said the town has received help from the Postal Service to update an addressing system adopted in 1980 but only partially implemented.
"If you drive down the street, it's still not unusual to find a house without an address on it," he said.
Before integrating the new addresses with the existing system, Elander said, the town will cross-reference old and new addresses and verify them in the field and with the Postal Service. The town also will check addresses against tax and utility records.
He said the first letters with new address information will go out May 1.
Unlike the pending Pulaski County system, which will have four-digit numbers, Dublin's houses will have one, two or three digits. Council still must adopt an ordinance to implement the new system.
Council also must decide what to call the section of Virginia 100 that passes through the town. Pulaski County calls it Cleburne Boulevard, but Pulaski Town Council officially named it College Avenue back in 1971.
After the meeting, Dublin's Fire Chief Robbie Cecil said he hopes the new addressing ordinance requires property owners to display numbers at least four inches high, preferably reflective ones. He said firefighters and rescue squads need all the help they can get to find the right house in an emergency.
In other matters, council unanimously approved revisions to the agreement governing the Peppers Ferry Regional Wastewater Treatment Authority. The agreement among the towns of Dublin and Pulaski, the city of Radford and the counties of Pulaski and Montgomery governs how the treatment plant's capacity isshared among members. Elander said he expects additional revisions.
Following its public meeting, council went into closed session to discuss the town's plans to acquire a portion of the former Burlington Industries plant just outside town.
Council has scheduled a special meeting for Monday to discuss financing the acquisition, which has been under consideration since 1990. The town wants to develop the property into an industrial park. Last year, the town created an industrial development authority to handle the financing.
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