Lindon addresses confusing; city council to research solutions

    64

    By LYMAN KIRKLAND

    Hard-to-find addresses in Lindon are causing the postal service and pizza delivery companies inconvenience and stress. Residents worry emergency services may be next.

    The Lindon city council addressed the issue at its meeting Tuesday, April 5. The problem is in the vicinity of 300 North, from 900 E. to 1200 E. Because of the way the addresses in the subdivision were laid out, the houses are hard to find.

    Lindon resident and former BYU librarian Jan Porter said that two years ago a friend who was staying at her home had trouble breathing during the night. The Porter’s decided to drive her to the hospital instead of calling an ambulance because they knew the ambulance would not be able to find their address.

    When they arrived at the hospital the doctor was furious that they hadn’t called an ambulance, Porter said.

    Another resident at Tuesday’s meeting said he had a fifteen-minute argument with a Domino’s Pizza deliveryman over whether his address really existed. Some residents in the neighborhood live in houses that are easy to find, but they have had other problems.

    “People will knock on our door late at night and ask for an address,” said David Bagley, a Lindon resident.

    When the subdivision was begun over five years ago, the city was not consistent in numbering the houses as they were built, Porter said. Correcting the problem is a matter of inconvenience for some residents, but is expensive for others who run businesses out of their homes.

    Jeff Stratford’s house is easy to find, but he may also be required to change his address. Stratford runs a software business out of his home, and he recently had hundreds of dollars of business cards and letterhead printed. Stratford estimates the address change will cost him about $300.

    “The city messed this up when they did it five years ago,” Stratford said.

    Stratford said he doesn’t mind being a good citizen and helping out those whose houses are hard to find, but he wants the city to compensate him.

    City Planning and Zonings Director Kevin Smith told residents at the meeting that the problem occurred before he was there.

    The city agreed to look at what other cities have done in similar circumstances and then decide what Lindon will do.

    Print Friendly, PDF & Email