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Committee hears bill to name section of I-71 for former Columbus Police Chief James G. Jackson
Summary
Senators Michelle Reynolds and Herschel Craig gave sponsor testimony for Senate Bill 95 to designate a stretch of I‑71 in Columbus as the Chief James G. Jackson Memorial Highway; the measure received a first hearing and no committee vote.
Senators Michelle Reynolds and Herschel Craig gave sponsor testimony in support of Senate Bill 95, a proposal to designate a portion of Interstate 71 in Columbus as the Chief James G. Jackson Memorial Highway.
Reynolds and Craig described Chief Jackson’s more than 50 years of service to the city of Columbus, his record of promoting minority recruitment and advancement within the Columbus Division of Police, his role in community policing programs, and honors including induction into the Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame. "Naming this portion of I‑71 in his honor is a meaningful way to recognize his legacy and his lifetime service as a police chief," Reynolds said.
Craig said Jackson became the division’s first African American chief and that his leadership helped the department better reflect the community it served. The bill would designate I‑71 between I‑670 and Hudson Street in Columbus in Jackson’s name, according to sponsor remarks.
Committee members asked no follow-up questions during the session; the measure was logged as having its first hearing and no vote or referral occurred in this meeting.
