E911 Home Address Signage Repair Recommendation

The Keokuk County E911 Board is reminding all property owners/occupants of the critical importance of maintaining their individual addressing signage. These signs must be conspicuously displayed at each address site in order for the emergency service providers such as law enforcement, fire and medical personnel to locate and arrive at the service location as soon as possible.

Each city within the county determines their respective addressing system and signage display requirements. City residents are therefore encouraged to contact their city clerk to learn those details and comply with those requirements.

The rural residents are subject to the county addressing ordinance, which provides that although the initial individual address sign is prepared, provided and erected at E911 Board expense, the subsequent maintenance, and replacement thereof is the responsibility of the property owner. These rural address signs must meet certain specifications established by the E911 Board. Rural residents are therefore urged and encouraged to contact and arrange the replacement of damaged or missing E911 individual address signs through the office of the Keokuk County Attorney, 641.622.3500, who will ·contact the rural signage contractor to perform the replacement services.

Read the full article in the April 2 edition of the News-Review.