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Residents and family clash at hearing over proposed 'Amelia Penn Way' and 'Dr. Melinda Sapp Way' commemorations
Summary
Two commemorative naming requests — one to designate a portion of Umatilla Street 'Amelia Penn Way' and another to name the Madison/Alger intersection for Dr. Melinda Sapp — prompted strong, divided testimony; commissioners closed the hearings and referred both items to the community development committee for further review.
The City Commission heard competing public testimony about two commemorative designations: a request from Corey Penn to mark Umatilla Street between Madison and Union as "Amelia Penn Way" and a petition from the Lighthouse Full Life Center to designate the Madison/Alger intersection as "Dr. Melinda Sapp Way."
Tim Bergman, the city engineer, outlined the requests and noted that existing street‑name signs and addressing would remain unchanged; commemorative signage would be installed beneath the official Umatilla signage. "I want to note that…
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