North College Hill council approves memorial street sign for Isaac Matthew Moore Way

North College Hill City Council on Nov. 17 adopted Ordinance 7-20-25 to add a memorial street sign reading “Isaac Matthew Moore Way” at the corner of Simpson Avenue and Galbraith Road.

Council Member Underwood moved amendments that changed the measure from a renaming to the installation of a single memorial sign and inserted the full middle name “Isaac Matthew Moore” throughout the ordinance. Clerk Hedger read the ordinance on third reading as amended: “an ordinance to approve the addition of a Memorial Street sign reading Isaac Matthew Moore Way on Simpson Avenue at the corner of Simpson Avenue and Galbraith Road.” Underwood explained the amendment was intended to limit the change to one commemorative sign rather than renaming a portion of the street. “So there's just going to be a memorial sign…on that one sign on that corner,” Underwood said during the discussion.

Council members asked practical questions before the vote: whether the sign would appear at every intersection (Underwood said it would not) and what color the sign would be. Underwood and staff clarified the memorial plaque will be brown with white lettering and installed beneath the existing blue street sign. Clerk Hedger confirmed that the committee's recommended language and the struck attachment map were not included in the final ordinance as adopted.

The council voted unanimously, 7–0, to adopt the ordinance as amended. The ordinance had been reviewed by the public safety committee, which recommended approval of the memorial sign. The council did not discuss any funding amount for the plaque in the meeting minutes; procurement and installation timing were not specified in the transcript.

Next steps: city staff will proceed with the memorial sign installation consistent with the adopted ordinance’s language and the committee recommendation; the transcript does not specify an installation date or contractor.