Committee sends SR‑79 renaming back to panel for narrowed public re‑vetting
Staff recommended renaming the SR‑79 realignment project to 'San Jacinto Valley Expressway' after community outreach; commissioners questioned representativeness and voted to reconvene the renaming panel to produce a narrowed top list (4–5 names) for additional public input.
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The committee considered staff’s recommendation to rename the State Route 79 realignment project to the San Jacinto Valley Expressway, based on an outreach process that produced roughly 460 name submissions and a renaming panel recommendation. Community Engagement Manager Italia Garcia told the committee that staff conducted a focused outreach effort (Oct. 14–25), which produced over 3,500 website visits and seven top name options; the panel selected "San Jacinto Valley Expressway" as the recommendation to the committee.
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