Public Comments Wanted for Takoma Park Streets Named After Civil War Generals

Takoma Park City Council will hold a public hearing on Jan. 29 to discuss streets named after Civil War Generals.

The council held a work session last year to weigh its options on keeping or changing the street names like: Grant Avenue, Hancock Avenue, Lee Avenue, Sheridan Avenue, and Sherman Avenue.

A public hearing will be held by the commemoration commission who is currently developing a recommendation for the council to consider, according to a news release.

The meeting, which will be held at the Takoma Park Community Center Auditorium, will begin with information on the process for making a street name change request to the Montgomery County Planning Department.

Comments and suggestions are requested on the following options:

• pursue renaming of the street(s) through the formal process with Montgomery County;
• maintain the street names but add a commemorative name and signage to provide historic context for the existing names; or,
• make no change.

The public hearing is scheduled to being at 7:30 p.m.

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