Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission
APPROVE the street name 'N and S Dewey Roberts Street'
See case notes below
Street Name Change
10-A-12-SNC
Recommended for approval
See case notes below
Request
Property Info
Case Notes
What's next?
Applicant Request
− +To honor Dewey Roberts, Sr. for his contributions to the community as former principal of Green Elementary School and Austin Evening High School, heralded educator and civil rights leader. He was the principal leader that led to the equalization of black and white teachers pay.
From
Linden Avenue
To
Proposed Street NameMartin Luther King Jr Avenue
Dewey Roberts Sr St
Reason for ChangeTo honor Dewey Roberts, Sr. for his contributions to the community as former principal of Green Elementary School and Austin Evening High School, heralded educator and civil rights leader. He was the principal leader that led to the equalization of black and white teachers pay.
Property Information
− +Location
Sector
Growth Plan
0 Keller St
Council District 6
Census Tract 5
Sector
Central City
Growth Plan
Urban Growth Area (Inside City Limits)
Case Notes
− +Staff Recommendation
RECOMMEND that City Council APPROVE the street name 'N and S Dewey Roberts Street.' (Applicant requested 'Dewey Roberts Sr St.'.)Inclusion of three words, as well as an abbreviation, in a street name do not meet requirements of the Uniform Street Naming and Addressing System Ordinance. N and S Dewey Roberts St., as recommended, meets all requirements. The N and S sections will be divided by the directional street McCalla Ave., consistent with the current division on Keller St.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the street name 'N and S Dewey Roberts Street'What's next?
− +After the Planning Commission
This Street Name Change case in the City was recommended for approval. The appeal deadline - October 26, 2012 has passed.
Applicant
