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Committee tables naming of new JFK Boulevard pedestrian bridge for Andre Lopes pending ownership transfer and MOU review
Summary
The committee tabled a Mayoral request to name the new pedestrian bridge over John F. Kennedy Boulevard for Korean War veteran Andre Lopes after staff and councilors said the city has not yet accepted the bridge; members asked for a copy of the executed memorandum of understanding between the city and state.
The Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications on May 13 tabled a request from Mayor Mitchell to name the new pedestrian bridge over John F. Kennedy Boulevard the Andre Lopes Memorial Bridge, after Assistant City Solicitor Catherine Chukka explained the city’s authority depends on the bridge’s ownership status and an executed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the city and the state.
Assistant City Solicitor Catherine Chukka…
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