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Planning board votes to recommend naming street for Dorothy Brown; asks council to consider class plaque
Summary
The planning board voted to recommend that the City Council adopt "Dorothy Brown Street" for the block between Campbell and Madison avenues and discussed asking the council to add an educational plaque recognizing the contribution described by a local fifth-grade class.
The planning board voted to recommend that the City Council adopt the name "Dorothy Brown Street" for the block of Project Road/Project Street between Campbell and Madison avenues.
The recommendation grew from a proposal by Miss Stewart's fifth-grade class, which pushed to honor Dorothy Brown. A board member summarized Brown's biography during the meeting, saying she was born in Philadelphia, raised in Troy from infancy and became notable as a surgeon. The board discussed adding language to the resolution asking the council to consider a historical plaque prepared in conjunction with the class.
Board members debated the correct street suffix after county staff noted concerns that the term “way” could imply a right-of-way or private ownership that might affect 911 addressing. The discussion led the board to proceed with
