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Falls Church staff seek honorary Saigon Boulevard signs near Eden Center
Summary
City staff told the council they will seek to reaffirm an honorary ceremonial name — "Saigon Boulevard" — for stretches of Wilson Boulevard near Eden Center, proposing two brown-and-white commemorative signs and several logo/design options; adoption is on the Nov. 12 consent calendar and signs would be paid from the city 70th-anniversary fund.
City staff asked the Falls Church City Council on Nov. 4 to reaffirm an honorary designation of part of Wilson Boulevard as "Saigon Boulevard" and to approve accompanying commemorative signs near Eden Center and at Wilson and Roosevelt Boulevard.
The staff presentation noted the East End Small Area Plan recommended signage and Vietnamese-language recognition of the neighborhood's history. Staff said a prior resolution (2005-41) and Virginia Department of Transportation and Commonwealth Transportation Board actions in 2006 had supported ceremonial signage for the same stretch. The current approach would be a council-approved honorary designation that does not replace legal street names or affect property…
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