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Roswell Discusses Renaming Streets for Chavez and King
A Roswell joint meeting weighed renaming streets in honor of Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King Jr. Opposition mostly from Anglo business owners cited confusion and costs while supporters urged civility. LULAC officials urged inclusive discussion and noted demographic changes and past MLK observances.
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Garcia
Democratic Party
Chaves County
Rosell
New Mexico
Roswell
General Services and Infrastructure
Chavez
King
Richard Garcia
LULAC
Southeast
South Main Street
Nevada Street
John Wayne
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
U.S
Steve Pearce
R-Hobbs
Jason Perry
Republican Party
Oropesa
General Services and Infrastructure Committees
Velasquez
Martin Luther King Jr
Cesar Chavez
New Mexico Transportation Commission
Second Street
Main Street
Chaves
New Mexico Department of Transportation
MLK
Jeff Tucker
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