La Paz council flags 911/addressing errors after misrouted calls

Jan 21, 2026

Council members said inconsistent addressing—businesses using four- or five-digit addresses and county/city address mismatches—has caused 911 calls to route to the wrong dispatch; the council agreed to write letters to affected businesses and consult the county auditor and phone carriers to reduce future delays.

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Council members and staff spent extensive time on a recurring problem: addresses in the town and county mapping systems and phone-carrier information have produced misrouted emergency calls, raising public-safety concerns.

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