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statements signed by 13 residents who requested that the strut name not be changed. Itwas- confirmed that there were 7 homes located on the street. Mr. BaLzarini suggested that it was a good idea to flag the streets m question with the 311 system and inquired about associated costs. Fire Chief l ullo indicated that research would be-necessary to determine whether there was a capability to flag ceawn streets and any associated costs. Mr. Mayo recommended a continuance to the second Planning board meeting in August, in order t further research the suggestion as well as to allows Sandalwood further discussion at their Annual Meeting. Nor. Mayo also suggested that the technology may not be available to flag the streets since it was a complex software package. Ms. waygan suggested the possibility of attaching comments to the street name. Mr. Kooharian expressed interest-in bowing the effectiveness if the technology was discovered to have been used elsewhere. Chairman Petersen referenced question#6 regarding rdin concerns about the name change transition time and suggested that a future date identified for the actual change would allow a smoother transition. Mr. Mayo responded that the issue had been discussed at the May 13thmeeting and confirmed that research had been completed regarding the issue. Clay Nicholson,the 311 Coordinator, contacted Tom Worn to learn that a change could be confirmed within one day and would be available with the next map update, which would wary among companies. Mr. Mayo noted that 311 Coordinators were given priority for name changes as they were legitimate official requests, warranting an immediate change. Regarding the possibility of flagging questionable in the software, fr. Clark expressed disbelief that additional information could not be added to a street name. Additionally, Mr. Clark noted that the Fire Department used paper maps instead f GPS and expressed concern about updating the paper resources and the possibility of increased risk. 11r. dark felt that small problem was being made into a larger problem.. Mr. Kooharian inquired about the time needed for emergency services to be aware of a street name change. Chief Ru l to responded that it would be immediate and dw the map books would be updated immediately. Chief Rullo added that surrounding towns were also notified of changes and that the system had proven to work better than any other process. The Chief added that the police utif iced a computerized dispatch system. Sergeant watt Canine assured the residents that they were seeking the best possible services in Mashpee, and expressed concern regarding the cell phone calls which were routed to the State. l r. Kooharian inquired if Breather could create an unavailable system and Chief 1ullo referenced when hum ire Andrew knocked down street ss . Chief Rullo emphasized that the Fire Department utilized back-up systems including the paper maps, points of reference and G S'd hydrants, in order to loe e specific areas in torn. Mr. Mayo responded that-the hydrants were GPS'd by their location on paper maps. Additionally, Mr. Maya stated that the police Department was not using GPS to access their locations, but that they were digitally dispatched- Mr. Mayo requested that all residential concerns be shared so that the Address working Group could address them prior to the August meeting and in order to identify an amicable solution. Mr. Mayo stated that they had proposed to the Association that they devise a naming scheme for the streets in their community. Mr. Mayo emphasized that 1 fashpee first responder professionals 2