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Moving Checklist
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Send change of address to:
- Post Office: Give
forwarding address
- Subscriptions: Notice
requires several weeks
- Friends & Relatives
Be sure to contact:
- Bank: Transfer funds,
arrange check-cashing in new city.
- Insurance: Notify new
location for coverage (Life, health, fire, auto, homeowners).
- Automobile: Transfer car
title registration; also driver's license; state windshield
sticker; motor club membership.
- Utilities: Gas, light,
water, telephone, fuel, get refund of any deposit made; arrange
for immediate service in new town; arrange final reading and
change of name for billing.
- Route Men: Laundry, paper
boy, milk man, change over services.
- School: Ask for copies or
transfer of children's records.
- Medical: Ask Doctor,
Dentist, Pharmacist for referrals; transfer needed
prescriptions, eye glasses, X-rays and records.
- Organizations: Transfer
memberships (Houses of worship, clubs, civic organizations); get
letter of introduction.
- Pets: Ask about regulations
for licenses, vaccinations, tags.
And, don't forget to:
- Empty freezer; plan use of
foods.
- Defrost
freezer-refrigerator. (Place charcoal to dispel odors.)
- Have appliances serviced
for moving.
- Clean rugs or clothing,
before moving; have them "moving-wrapped."
- Check with your moving
counselor: insurance coverage, packing and unpacking labor,
arrival day, various shipping papers, method and time of
expected payment.
- Plan for special care needs
of infants.
- Plan garage sale.
And on moving day:
- Carry currency, jewelry,
documents yourself; or use registered mail.
- Plan for transporting pets.
(They are poor traveling companions if unhappy.) Make sure you
can be found if they become lost.
- Carry traveler's checks for
quick available funds.
- Tell close friends or
relatives your route and schedule (including overnight stops).
Use them as "message headquarters."
- Double check closets,
drawers, shelves (to be sure they are empty).
- Leave all old keys. needed
by new tenant or owners, with agent or REALTOR.
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Things To Do
At Your New Home
Make sure that you notify the utility
companies that serve
your new home. I can help you with the names and telephone numbers
of the specific companies for your home. The companies that serve
our North Idaho communities are:
Electric Utility Companies:
- Avista Utilities
1735 N. 15th Street
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
800-227-9187
Avistacorp provides electric, natural gas, fiber optics,
telecommunications and economic development services in North Idaho.
- Kootenai Electric Cooperative -
P.O. Box 278
Hayden, ID 83835
208-765-1200 / Fax 208-772-5858
KEC is a member owned electric utility cooperative. We provided
service to 15,000 homes, farms, and businesses. With 1,400 miles of
lines, our service territory spans Kootenai, Benewah, Bonner and
Spokane counties. Our cooperative is a member-owned, not-for-profit
corporation and is overseen by a board of directors elected by the
membership.
Cable Television
- Time Warner Cable
108 E. Indiana Ave
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
208-667-5521
Telephone
& Cellular Companies
- Verizon
P.O. Box 6000
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-1924
800-483-4000
Telephone, telecommunications, Internet services, long distance, data,
frame relay, internal switches, key systems.
- Verizon Wireless
Coeur d'Alene
208-765-7595
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Pass Word
Answering Service -
1919 N. 3rd Street
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
208-769-6000
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Phones Plus
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1048 N. 3rd Street
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
208-664-5500 /
Phones Plus sells, installs and services most major voice mail and
business phone systems. We also sell a full line of cellular phones
and accessories.
- Tele-Waves
301 W. Prairie
Hayden, ID 83835
208-762-3600
Tele-Waves provides personal and business paging services.
Natural Gas
Avista Utilities
has begun installing natural gas in some of our rural
areas north, south and west of the cities. I can advise you as to the areas that
have gas and if it is scheduled to be installed.
- Avista Utilities
1735 N. 15th Street
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
208-769-1320 / Fax 208-665-1966
800-992-9137
Avista Utilities provides electric, natural gas, fiber optics,
telecommunications and economic development services in North Idaho.
Garbage Disposal: Trash service is both city provided and private depending on
location. Check the yellow pages for a list of providers.
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Driver's
License and Vehicle Registration To Do
At Your New Home
Driver's License and Vehicle Requirements: State law requires that a person complete
application and pay the fee for a Idaho driver's license within 90 days of residency. A
written exam is required for first time applicants and those seeking to renew a revoked or
expired license.
State law requires auto owners carry bodily injury, liability, property damage,
personal injury and uninsured motorist liability insurance. Proof of insurance must be
carried in the vehicle at all times.
Vehicles must be registered before you've completed 90 days of residency and plates
must be displayed. The fee is based on a vehicle's age, weight and taxable value. The
owner must have verification of the vehicle ID number (VIN) available at the
Motor
Vehicle office at 451 Government Way, Coeur d'Alene (208) 769-4466
Airlines: Spokane International Airport has a newly expanded terminal that services
several major airlines. Car rental service, taxis and ground transportation are available
at the airport.
Greyhound/Trailways provides several buses daily leaving Coeur d'Alene and
connecting to other cities by way of Spokane, Washington. For additional information,
please call (208) 664-3343
Voter Registration: New residents may register to vote immediately, but must complete
30 days of residency before voting. Registration is available at Voter Registration,
501 Government Way or call (208) 769-4400 for further information.
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