Home addresses are more important than you may realize. They are essential for getting packages delivered, inviting friends over, selling your house, or calling 911. However, in rural areas like Big Bend, Texas, addressing systems can be a bit chaotic. Mary Cantrell, a reporter for the Big Bend Sentinel, discovered that Kayse Muratori has taken it upon herself to improve addressing in the area.
In Big Bend, the local council of governments, due to limited governmental resources, handles addressing. Kayse Muratori is the sole authority in charge of addressing for the entire area. With a lack of proper record-keeping and people making up addresses, there are often inconsistencies. Muratori, being from the area, is familiar with all the unnamed roads and multiple road names. She is working hard to clean up addresses, ensuring that each home, whether in a town or on a ranch, has a proper and correct address.
Muratori is even collaborating with Big Bend National Park to mark trails so that in case of an emergency, first responders can easily locate individuals. Having accurate location information is crucial for first responders, especially when they cannot track a person based on cell phone data. This data also impacts voting precincts, school districts, law enforcement boundaries, and census data.
If you live in a remote area in Texas and are unsure about your official address, you can be proactive in establishing a correct 911 address for your home. Reach out to your local government to find out more about how addressing is handled in your area. It varies depending on where you are, but taking the initiative to ensure your address is correct is important.
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