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Committee backs honorary renaming of Deer/Taylor block as 'Kimberly's Way'
Summary
The committee gave a due‑pass recommendation to Board Bill 97 to create the honorary street name 'Kimberly's Way' in honor of Kim Jean Smith; sponsor Ald. Charmaine Clark Hubbard described Smith's community and business contributions and cited Ordinance No. 68937.
The St. Louis City Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee on Nov. 12 voted to advance Board Bill 97, which would authorize an honorary street name — Kimberly's Way — beginning at the intersection of Deer Street and running north to Martin Luther King Boulevard.
Ald. Charmaine Clark Hubbard, the bill’s sponsor, described Kim Jean Smith as an entrepreneur, organizer and philanthropist who operated a salon (LA Connections) and supported local business owners. “Kim Jean Smith… was an amazing woman here in the city of Saint Louis,” Ald. Clark Hubbard said, recounting Smith’s role as a community organizer and business owner whose storefront remains a local landmark.
The clerk read that the ordinance is proposed pursuant to Ordinance No. 68937. Committee members offered praise and no substantive questions; the committee moved and approved a due‑pass recommendation with no objection.
Why it matters: Honorary street names are a community recognition of historical contributions; sponsors framed the action as a way to preserve local memory and create a permanent marker of Smith’s contributions.
The committee advanced Board Bill 97 to the full Board with a due‑pass recommendation.
