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Commission debate over music-themed street names on NW 18th Avenue ends with deferral after sharp divided testimony
Summary
An effort to rename multiple signs on a stretch of NW 18th Avenue with music- and culture-themed street names sparked a lengthy debate over culture, property values and process and was deferred for further work.
Miami-Dade County commissioners on March 4 debated a proposal from Commissioner Kionne L. McGhee Hardiman to rename multiple county-maintained street signs along Northwest 18th Avenue — between NW 62nd Street and NW 70th Street — with music and culture–themed names intended to attract visitors and support a local redevelopment effort. After nearly four hours of discussion and multiple amendments, the item was deferred to a future meeting.
The proposal would have assigned informal names to intersections and corners along the corridor using titles drawn from local music culture and neighborhood vernacular. Hardiman said the goal…
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