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Council hears vocal neighborhood support to rename Kiev Street to Kyiv
Summary
Residents and members of the local Ukrainian community urged Springfield City Council to adopt the Ukrainian transliteration 'Kyiv' for a short residential street formerly spelled 'Kiev.' The item was read for its first reading and will return for final consideration at a later meeting.
Springfield residents and members of the local Ukrainian community told the City Council that they support changing the spelling of a short residential street from the Russian-rooted transliteration “Kiev” (K I E V) to the Ukrainian-preferred “Kyiv” (K Y I V).
The nut graf: The City Council completed the first reading of an ordinance to rename the street in the Uke Village subdivision and heard multiple public comments in favor of the change. Supporters said the spelling…
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