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Several homeowners have put brass numbers on a wooden board or black numbers on a gray mailbox. Neither combination provides enough of a contrast to make them visible at night or during inclement weather
Burke said house numbers should be easy to see from both directions on the road. The digits should be 3 inches tall and contrast with the sign or mail-, box’s background.
New homes built in the county are required to have an addreSvS marked in that way. Some older homes built before the requirement was adopted as a national standard about five years ago do not have addresses marked clearly.
“The building code’s taking care of all the new stuff but it’s the older ones that present a problem,” Burke said. He added that staff persons at the County Building Office often mention the issue to landowners when out for building inspections.
The Castleton Community Volunteer Fire Company is selling reflective signs to help more people in Rappahannock mark
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