The Office of the Lieutenant Governor has received Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds in the amount of $5 million to complete the remaining components of its Street Addressing Initiative (SAI).
An upcoming Town Hall meeting regarding the SAI’s next steps is scheduled for all St. John stakeholders at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Cleone Henrietta Creque Legislative Conference Room, St. John Legislature Annex.
In launching the territory-wide phase of the SAI, the project’s timeline will begin on St. John to complete the Master Address Repository and fully implement the addressing grid.
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Division leads the charge of the SAI, which will create an addressing system for the Virgin Islands that provides for a clear, logical and navigable system of street addresses based on established national standards.
“The Street Addressing Initiative continues to serve as a critical infrastructure project for the territory that will drastically improve navigation and location capabilities for emergency services/responders, postal services, utilities, several key agencies and departments,” said Lt. Gov. Tregenza Roach.
“It is important that residents and critical stakeholders remain involved and informed. Stakeholders on St. John are welcome to share their input [and] concerns, and ask questions as we collaborate on the final phase of this project for St. John by implementing a standardized street addressing system,” said Roach.
Specifically, community groups are encouraged to actively get involved in the naming process of streets and roadways.
For additional information or if there are questions regarding the Street Addressing Initiative and Naming Protocols, call the designated SAI contact number at 693-6191 or send an email to SAI@lgo.vi.gov.
