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Resident asks city to fix address numbering after emergency responders went to wrong house
Summary
A Clinton homeowner and her son urged the council to resolve a lettered address that has caused misdelivered mail and at least one incorrect police response; staff said changes require 911 board approval and coordination with neighbors.
Rosa Trivette told the council she seeks a conventional street number for her new home on Blockhouse Valley Road after the property was assigned an "A" suffix and mail and emergency response errors followed. Her son, Dr. Sean Trivette, said police once went to 779 by mistake during a break-in response.
"We were actually here because we were hoping to get some resolution on a street numbering issue for her new house," Dr. Sean Trivette said. Rosa Trivette told council members she has lived in the city for 44 years and that postal, cable and emergency responders have had trouble with the current 779A designation.
City staff explained how address changes are processed. The addressing coordinator said a recommended address goes into the city's GIS system and is uploaded weekly to the state GIS database; the 911 board must approve any out-of-sequence address change. The coordinator said the human factor of locating a call at the time of response can remain an issue even after addressing corrections, and that staff could not recommend assigning an out-of-sequence address without 911 board approval.
Council members advised Trivette to work with city staff. Mayor or staff member Roger (identified in the transcript by given name) asked Trivette to work with Roger and the 911 office; staff said they would investigate and return with recommendations. Roger noted he would be out of town later in the week and asked for a few weeks to follow up.
No formal vote was taken; the exchange ended with staff-direction to coordinate among Roger, the addressing coordinator, 911 and the homeowner and to return with options.
