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QUESTION ? (and my faithful readers will know the answer)

WHO AT 911 IS IN CHARGE OF ADDRESSING ?
In other words, when you call 911, a map is displayed to the call taker and dispatchers at 911 of your home or business location so the proper first responders can be dispatched. SOMEONE has to put all that information together. That job is called "Addressing". It is also a high paying job !

When you do not have a valid address, like RR5, then 911 has to assign you a new address like "911 Sohelpme Drive". That is called "Readdressing" and the job is handled by the same person.

So again, WHO AT 911 IS IN CHARGE OF ADDRESSING ?

Of course, the Blah-gers FAVORITE CLOWN,
DAN STEVENS...

Now, Read on.
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Agency: 911 readdressing led to errant tax bills

By David Hunt
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, August 30, 2006


Address changes to help dispatch emergency crews were the reason for a mix-up that led a tax-collection agency to seek thousands of dollars from Salem Township residents, the agency said.

Keystone Municipal Collections, of Irwin, sent notice to nearly 1,800 Salem residents last week that they owed Greensburg city wage taxes from 2003. The confusion caused a flurry of phone calls during tax collector Becky Maruca's normally slow season.

"It's been a nightmare," Maruca said. "We've had quite a few people calling. ... People were saying, 'Where am I going to get the money? I already paid this.' Some people were really irate. I would be upset."

Greensburg wage taxes are levied on city residents. Salem residents pay wage taxes to the township. Keystone issued a statement on Tuesday saying that some Salem names crept into the Greensburg database because of the county's 911 readdressing project.

County officials have been working since 1998 to change unnamed streets, rural-delivery routes and duplicated road names in an effort to correctly dispatch police, paramedics and firefighters to emergencies. Because Salem Township has a Greensburg mailing address, the new addresses were considered city addresses when they were placed in the tax collector database.

"A computer is only as good as the people using it," said township Supervisor Ron Martz, who was angry after receiving a faulty delinquent tax notice for $1,200. "It's not just the 911. This happened once before. Someone put the wrong information in the computer."

Martz said a similar problem occurred several years ago when Salem's rural delivery routes were given street names.

Keystone officials say Salem residents should ignore the recent mailing for Greensburg wage taxes. Martz said he hopes there are no repercussions.

"It's an old debt. If that screws up your credit, that could be a mess," Martz said.
Keystone asks residents with questions about the mailing to call 724-552-0150.

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NO REPERCUSSIONS ? ! ? If the addressing (or readdressing) is screwed up for TAXES then they are SCREWED UP for the DIRECTIONS to your home or business. Same system. Dial 911 at your own risk !

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Normally when I write the Blah-g, I usually get between 5 and 20 emails thanking me for such a good job of staying on top of our 911 system. I just want to personally thank you for all the nice emails received, and also all the kind words that came during the passing of my Dad.

It's funny, even at the age of 88, even my Dad knew 911's communications system was screwed up... however he didn't use quite those words.

To that end...

DECODED,
K3SAM
Sam W. Jacobs - Chief Bottle Washer and Licensed Technician

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