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Sponsor says bill to align 911 and Aaliyah GIS boards would improve emergency response
Summary
House Bill 97 would require the 911 board and the Aaliyah GIS mapping board to share a member to improve address mapping for deliveries and emergency responders; sponsor Roam Prankle said the change could 'save lives' and the committee gave the bill a favorable report.
Roam Prankle, the sponsor recorded in committee, described recurring problems in rural districts where delivery drivers and emergency responders could not find posted addresses. "I would call and have a delivery made for materials and the delivery truck would wind up 8, nine miles away from me, off in the woods, completely lost," Prankle…
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