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Committee moves to revert South Cesar Chavez Drive to South 16th Street; cosponsor removes name
Summary
The Public Works Committee approved a substitute ordinance and motions related to removing the Cesar Chavez name from the street and restoring the street to South 16th Street, with a sponsor requesting removal as cosponsor to allow a community-driven renaming process.
The Milwaukee Public Works Committee took up a substitute ordinance (file 252060) involving the name of South Cesar Chavez Drive. Chairwoman Lele A. Cox explained the item would be taken out of order and identified sponsors as Alderman Perez and Alderman Zamaripa.
A committee member representing one sponsor summarized community reaction and said there had been "a consensus around returning the street name back to Cesar…
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