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Why map and address?
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• Every citizen in West Virginia benefits from
  this project
• All levels of government benefit
• Economic Development
• Emergency Response and Disaster Planning
• Delivery Services
• Infrastructure and Utilities
• Homeland Security
• TO SAVE LIVES

Ensure that rural areas of the state are accorded access to the same level of prompt and accurate emergency service as urban areas.

Respect the progress and accomplishments of jurisdictions that have completed suitable addressing.

Employ the latest technology such as digital mapping, global positioning, wireless telecommunications and geographic information systems.

Manage funding sources efficiently and cost effectively to accomplish a statewide system at minimal cost, if any, to the taxpayer or state.

Promote rules for long-term maintenance and governance of the system.

In 1999 several 911 directors attended a meeting in Washington set up by Congressman Rahall with the WV congressional delegation to begin the development of the project.

A committee was appointed to look at how to develop a statewide mapping/addressing project.

Verizon agreed to include funding for a statewide mapping/addressing project in its new Incentive Regulation Plan (IRP) with the WV Public Service Commission.

WV E-911 council introduced legislation with the assistance of Verizon to create the Statewide Addressing and Mapping Board (WVSAMB)

• Passage of Senate Bill 460 in 2001 creating 
  the WVSAMB.
• WVSAMB meets regularly in Charleston.
• WVSAMB encourages participation from all   partners and stakeholders

In 2003 the WVSAMB succussfully completed the aerial photography and mapping portion of the project." In 2004 the WVSAMB hired an addressing contractor to assign new city-style addresses to each addressable structure in The State.

• Begin developing local addressing ordinances.
• Identify streets that are not named
• Name all streets and roadways in your   jurisdiction.
• Provide input to WVSAMB so that local   government needs are met.
• Advantages of County Participation
• Taxpayer dollars are saved.
• Participation in a seamless statewide system. • Continuity at county borders.
• Achieve economies of scale.
• “More is less expensive per unit”.
• Potential pilot area.
• Provide leadership to other counties.