Lincoln Paul is sick of living in a twilight zone and he wants out.
So he made a submission to the Wanganui District Council's 10-Year Plan calling for absolute recognition of an area of the city called Mosston.
In his submission, Mr Paul said over the years there has been an ongoing spread of homes beyond Springvale on the city's western side but as a result exactly where people in that zone were living was creating confusion.
"We receive mail and accounts variously addressed Otamatea, Westmere, Gonville and Castlecliff. Even College Estate has been seen," he said.
NZ Post classified those residents in the Mosston area as living in Springvale but this was a "default position" because the district didn't have a recognised district classification.
He said locals were obliged by NZ Post to use the designation of Springvale for their mail but he said this often misled people trying to find them.
Mr Paul had support from other locals who argued the land from Mosston Park to Mosston School, including the intersection of Mosston Rd with Tayforth Rd and Montomery Rd (where St Agnes' Mosston Church once stood), was a district distinct from Springvale.
He said it wasn't part of Springvale and was developing a community spirit of its own, centred around residents of Mosston Rd, who held regular summer get-togethers.
"It would seem appropriate the council officially recognise and designate the area the suburb of Mosston, adopting and recognising the old district name and giving a formal identity to the area and its residents," Mr Paul said.
According to a history of the Waitotara County Council, Mosston was once Mosstown. It is believed the name stemmed from J Dempsey, an early settler in Wanganui, who came from the English village of Moss Town new Tunbridge Wells.
The council decided information on the history of the change of Springvale to Mosston be provided for a future council meeting.