Officials recently discovered that two residences on Broadway Road in Alexander were using the same numerical address -- 3248.
Steven Sharpe, director of emergency communications for Genesee County, addressed the Alexander Town Board on Monday to explain how the county will straighten out the issue.
"This causes confusion and the last thing we want is for emergency services to get confused about which residence they're responding to," Sharpe said.
Sharpe's office handles address assignments in the county because the addresses are linked to the 9-1-1 system.
There are three adjoining parcels with a set of three apartments nestled between the two properties sharing 3248.
Sharpe's plan is to renumber the property to the west 3238, the apartments 3240 zero with apartment numbers 1, 2, and 3, and the third parcel, 3248.
The 3240 address was originally assigned to the apartments but was not being used, Sharpe said.
Sharpe's office will send letters to the residents, which can be used with creditors and the IRS to make official changes to their mailing address, as well as the assessor's office, the county clerk, the town clerk, the county real property office, and the county's GIS map division (in the planning department).
Associated local fees, such as updating a gun permit, will be waived for the residents, he said. He suggested the town waive any local fees, such as dog license fees, which the town board agreed to do.
"We think this resolves it with the least amount of conflict among the individuals," Sharpe said.
