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Jun 16, 2008 5:42 pm US/Central
Fight Over Industrial Blvd. Name Change Continues
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The majority of those who took part in the survey selected Cesar Chavez Boulevard, named for the civil rights activist, labor leader and non-violent crusader.
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More than half of the people who voted in a citywide survey said they want Industrial Blvd. in Dallas to be renamed after Cesar Chavez. Should the city honor their wishes?
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The fight in Dallas to rename Industrial Boulevard to honor Cesar Chavez is not over.
This debate is bigger than a new name for the street. Opponents say it is now a fight over whose voice is of value.
The Dallas chapter of the
League of United Latin American Citizens and other local Hispanic leaders joined together to form the Cesar Chavez Task Force. The group went to city hall Monday to announce their campaign to combat any plan to bypass Chavez in the renaming of Industrial Blvd.
Group members called for the Dallas City Council to respect the votes of 20,000 people and change Industrial Blvd. to Cesar Chavez Blvd.
"Democracy is about what's right and what the people really want," said Frances Rizo, a member of the task force. "That's what this is about."
Cesar Chavez, the late leader for migrant farm workers rights, has a United States commemorative postage stamp, and schools and avenues across the county bearing his name.
Last week, the Dallas City Council committee overseeing the Trinity River Project said it was moving away from Chavez' name and moving toward the name Riverfront.
Some council members have said the name change should reflect the Trinity River Project, such as Riverfront Blvd. But the director of the project acknowledged that Industrial Blvd. is an economic development component. The street has little to do with the river.
City council member Jerry Allen had previously said that the Cesar Chavez name could be used elsewhere.
"There's plenty of streets out there to do," he explained. "I just personally do not think that the Trinity River and what we are trying to capture is the time and place to do it right here."
Some council members suggested Oak Cliff's Jefferson Boulevard. They have made it clear they want the issue to go away quietly.
But leaders with the group LULAC said the people have spoken, and Chavez was the clear winner. They will hold a large strategy meeting on Wednesday night.
The city council has final say on the renaming of Industrial Boulevard. The committee postponed the re-naming meeting until August 5.
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