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Commission approves five street-name recommendations; Fifth Street Circle renamed 'Old Rock Road' despite dissent

Smithville Planning Commission · July 10, 2024
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Summary

The commission approved five separate street-name recommendations to resolve inconsistent platting and addressing; notable actions included renaming a platted but unbuilt Fifth Street Circle to Old Rock Road (4–1) and standardizing Commercial to Commercial Avenue and renumbering a segment into the 140 series, all to be forwarded as resolutions to the Board of Aldermen.

Smithville’s Planning Commission voted on and approved five separate recommendations to standardize and correct legacy street names and addressing that staff says can cause confusion for emergency response and future development.

Jack, the planning staff presenter, outlined the recommendations: normalize older single-digit numbered streets by spelling out 'Fifth,' 'Fourth,' and 'Third' where those names appeared in older plats; change one platted but unbuilt 'Fifth Street Circle' in the Weatherstone area to a more…

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