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RESOLUTION N0. 1029 •
� A RESOLUTION CHANGING THE NAME OF
CENTRAL AVENUE TO SPATES AVENUE
IN THE . CITY OF ORONO
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Or ono has received "
a petition signed by all affected residents requesting that the name
of �entral Avenue, a public street, be changed to SPATES AVENUE between
Shoreline Drive lCounty Road 15) and South Brown Road � (County Road 146).;
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WHEREAS, the name of �entral Avenue is also used for streets
in several adjoining and nearby Cities, which use has caused confusion
and misidentification of locations ; and .
WHEREAS, the name of SPATES would be in honor of J.V. Spates
who was a life-long resident of Orono and whose parents were among the
earliest settlers of Orono, which name would then have historic
significance for the City; and
WHEREAS, the name of SPATES is not in conflict with other
� streets in Orono or nearby Cities,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the
City of Orono in the public interest hereby changes the name of
Central Avenue to SPATES AVENUE in honor of J.V. Spates an early
resident of the City.
This City Council further directs City staff to affect the
necessary changes in street identification signs and to notify all
affected parties including the post office, school district, emergency
services and the public at large.
This name change shall be effective upon publication in
the Lake Minnetonka Sun.
Adopted by the City Council o� the City of 0 on on this
Eighth day of May, 1979.
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William B. Van Nest, Mayor
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• Walter . Benson, Clerk/A inistrator