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Lieutenant Governor’s street-addressing initiative outlines MARS database, $5.3M CDBG funding and signage plan; Saint John ahead as pilot completion
Summary
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor presented a final-phase update on the territory-wide Street Addressing Initiative (SAI). The project has a master address repository (MARS) in place, $5.3 million in HUD CDBG funding for territory-wide rollout, $2.3 million earmarked for signage, and a public rollout plan with Saint John completed end-to-end.
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor briefed the Committee on Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure and Planning on the territory‑wide Street Addressing Initiative (SAI), detailing the master address repository (MARS), funding sources, a signage program and next steps to connect the U.S. Virgin Islands to federal and commercial address databases.
The SAI, project manager and Geospatial Information Systems Administrator Christopher George told the committee, is designed to create a nationally standardized addressing system tailored to Virgin Islands culture and estate naming conventions, produce street-name signage across the territory and drive public awareness and use. "Street addressing or lack thereof can affect the quality of services in many aspects of our lives, from emergency services to food delivery, from utilities to postal mail," George told the committee.
Project status and technical milestones
George said the office has completed the master address…
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