News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
More than 70 percent of the residents of Sisters will be changing their addresses July 1.
Massive exodus? No. The city administration has decided it is time to straighten out some of the confusion and make right some of the street numbers in town.
Like City Planning Director Neil Thompson says, "You can no longer call for emergency help and say `come to the Johnson house.' "
There have been problems sometimes getting emergency vehicles to the right address. There have actually been a couple of cases in which residents moved down the street and took their old addresses with them, says City Administrator Barbara Warren.
There are numbers on most homes and businesses in Sisters, now, but there are inconsistencies. There are three 100 blocks on Spruce Street. Everyone uses Fir street to divide the east side of town from the west side. The city charter says it has to be Elm street. Cascade is the dividing line between north and south.
New numbers are being assigned to residences and businesses effective July 1. Residents will find out what their new numbers are when they get their May water bill around the first of June.
Thompson said July 1 was selected as the date to coincide with the date of the new "541" telephone area code. It is a time when businesses will be changing their letterheads, business forms and cards, he said.
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