25 years ago: Upgraded 911 system to result in far-flung street grid

From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for April 6, 1989:

Did the future of Lawrence include a 262nd Street? A new countywide network of street names and numbers was expected to take effect this spring in Leavenworth County, and in the southern part of that county, an area served by the Lawrence post office, such unprecedented, “futuristic” addresses were likely to occur, county officials said. The road-naming initiative had been underway for about seven years but had increased its momentum in the past year because of the emergency 911 phone system being implemented across the county. According to Jim Hewitt, Leavenworth County director for planning, the new addresses would aid in dispatching emergency personnel and equipment as well as facilitating mail delivery. Rural residences would be formally notified of their new addresses, which would replace their old rural route numbers, Hewitt said. As part of the renaming process, an order was pending at the Kansas State Penitentiary for street signs for the 750 intersections in need of marking.