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Odessa council declines to reopen street-renaming item; members suggest honorary signage
Summary
Council discussion on street renaming prompted debate about practicality and community sentiment; Council member Haney urged using honorary signage rather than renaming to avoid address changes, and a Permian student who researched a proposed name was recognized. The council did not vote to reopen the item.
A substantive discussion about street renaming took place during the Nov. 25 Odessa City Council meeting, but the council did not reopen the item from the table.
One council member recalled previous renaming requests (including those for Martin Luther King Jr. and a developer-initiated request), said public passion has grown recently and moved to remove the item…
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