Warrenton moves to renumber Fairlane Circle addresses after resident cites missed emergency response and deliveries

Doug Rasmus, a Fairlane Circle resident who said he goes by Debbie, told the Warrenton Board of Aldermen on Aug. 5 that ambiguous addresses on Fairlane Circle have caused delayed emergency responses and repeated delivery failures. “If I give number B, they think I live in an apartment,” Rasmus said during public comment, adding, “I do not feel safe in my subdivision” because multiple residences share the same numeric address with letter suffixes. City staff told the board they had already contacted dispatch and the post office and that both entities had confirmed the problem and agreed the city could correct it. “We have talked to 911, we talked to the post office,” said Guy Jeevers, public works director. City staff said the post office agreed to forward mail for one year after a…