Leroy Boyd/Movement for Change has withdrawn their request to rename the remaining portions of Alcaniz Street for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
According to sources, Mr. Boyd pulled City Manager Al Coby aside at the reception following Monday’s installation of the new Pensacola City Council. The two went upstairs to Mr. Coby’s office, where Mr. Boyd withdrew his request.
I’m genuinely surprised by this. The only reason Mr. Boyd would have withdrawn the request, in my mind, is if he knew that he didn’t have the votes…
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A few things I want to highlight today:
Mark O’Brien:
“Important post, few nominees”
Mr. O’Brien brings up the very important topic of filling outgoing Mayor John Fogg’s seat on the CMPA board, which I’ve totally dropped the ball on:
“A key appointment is coming open, yet only three people were nominated for the position before Thursday’s deadline. It’s a spot as one of four Pensacola City Council representatives on the Community Maritime Park Associates…
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Following up on my post “Saving Alcaniz Street: Line in the sand”, our friends at The Lunch Counter have uploaded video of Leroy Boyd’s comments on the issue from this past Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting:
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If anyone wasn’t sure of the seriousness of those who wish to rename the remaining portion of Alcaniz Street in honour of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., let me share with you the words of Leroy Boyd, president of Movement for Change, as he delivered them to Council on Monday: We have signs we’ve made [...]
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At today’s Committee of the Whole meeting, Council members voted unanimously to hold a public hearing on the issue of renaming the remaining portion of Alcaniz Street in honour of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The date for the public hearing has not yet been set, but I believe public hearings have to be set [...]
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Following up on my earlier post on the issue: I know this is a divisive issue, and I know that people with whom I agree with on a host of other issues may not agree with me on this issue. I hope, though, that we all can discuss the issue like adults in a democratic [...]
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At Monday’s meeting of the Pensacola City Council’s Committee of the Whole, the issue of renaming the remaining portion of Alcaniz Street to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive will be raised. For those who may not know, what is now Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive was also once named Alcaniz Street, but was [...]
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