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Commissioners approve renaming of Youth and Family Resource Center for former mayor A.C. Wharton
Summary
The board voted unanimously in committee to rename the county's Youth and Family Resource Center as the A.C. Wharton Youth and Family Resource Center, with family members and the mayor's office speaking in support.
Shelby County commissioners voted July 23 to recommend renaming the county's Youth and Family Resource Center the A.C. Wharton Youth and Family Resource Center in honor of the former Shelby County mayor.
Kyla Rice of the mayor's communications office presented the request and described Wharton's record of service, including work on public safety, education and youth initiatives such as My Brother's Keeper and partnerships with youth-serving organizations. "Mayor Wharton's first name is A.C. If those two letters stood for anything, it would be action and commitment," Rice said.
Family members addressed commissioners in support. Andre Wharton, the former mayor's son, described his father's longstanding emphasis on early literacy and community-based youth programs and said naming the center would honor a life dedicated to public service. "There's no better man to do that," Andre Wharton said.
Commissioners from across the board spoke in favor and the committee recorded unanimous support: the clerk reported aye votes from Commissioners Sugarman, Mills, Ford, Wright, Brooks and Chair Whaley (7 ayes). The item moves forward with a favorable recommendation for final action.
The resolution will lead to administrative steps to change signage and records; family members and commissioners said they viewed the renaming as recognition of long-term civic contributions to children and families.
