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Dover council adopts ordinance setting waiting period and criteria for naming city property
Summary
The City Council passed a revision to Chapter 29, Section 3, creating a two‑year waiting period and criteria for naming city property; proposed amendments to strike criteria failed, and the measure passed 5–4.
The Dover City Council adopted changes to Chapter 29, Section 3 on March 11, establishing a two‑year waiting period and criteria for naming city property. The ordinance formalizes a process that requires honorees to have lived in Dover and be supported by at least ten community members not related to the honoree; it also permits the council to amend the ordinance or approve exceptions by ordinance vote.
Councilor Cullen introduced the measure as a housekeeping item to create predictable standards and to avoid ad hoc namings driven by short‑term emotions. “This ordinance…
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