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From YouTube: County Board Wrap-Up: Renaming Jefferson Davis Highway
Description
ATV's monthly conversation with County Board members on the major issues discussed at April's Board meeting
The Board adopted a resolution requesting that the Commonwealth Transportation Board rename Arlington's portion of Jefferson Davis Highway, find out why.
A
B
Jefferson
Davis
Highway
just
a
little
background
in
history.
The
road
was
named
that
route
one
other.
It
was
named
Jefferson
Davis
Highway
in
1922,
during
a
very
different
time
in
our
country,
when
people
who
were
very
much
disappointed
at
the
outcome
of
the
Civil
War
and
wanting
to
impose
19th
century
norms
of
supremacy
and
subjugation
of
people
of
color
wanted
to
show
their
power
by
having
public
spaces
named
after
Confederate
leaders,
and
that
was
what
was
done
with
route
1.
B
And
here
we
are
nearly
a
hundred
years
later
and
we
have
a
very
different
ethos
in
our
country
in
our
community
and
the
board.
Not
just
this
board,
but
prior
County
boards
have
long
sought
the
authority
to
rename
the
road
on
a
few
different
grounds.
One
that
doesn't
reflect
who
we
are
to
local
communities
ought
to
have
the
ability
to
to
name
the
public
spaces
within
their
jurisdiction
and
then
three.
B
A
B
Did
and
we
heard
from
people
who
live
along
Route,
one
we
heard
from
people
who
are
just
generally
interested
in
the
topic
overall
and
overwhelmingly,
but
certainly
not
unanimously.
People
absolutely
applaud.
This
effort
believe
that
Jefferson
Davis
does
not
represent
something
that
is
a
part
of
Arlington,
also
believed
in
the
idea
of
having
continuity
with
our
neighboring
jurisdictions,
and
we
heard
from
stakeholders
as
varied,
as
is
apartment
residence
along
the
road
businesses
along
the
road
hotels,
our
umbrella,
Business,
Improvement
District,
who
wall
spoke
very
clearly
at
thinking
that
this
was
very
much
past
time.
Okay,.
B
So
the
board
has
made
its
stated
intent
and
done
what
needs
to
be
done
under
the
processes
in
Virginia,
and
we
have
submitted
a
resolution
to
the
transport,
a
Commonwealth
Transportation
Board.
So
this
is
a.
This
is
a
body
that's
chaired
by
the
Secretary
of
Transportation,
and
they
will
consider
it
at
an
upcoming
meeting.
We
don't
quite
yet
know
when
that
meeting
will
be
could
be
as
soon
as
May,
but
it's
up
to
them
and
they
have
the
ultimate
authority
to
grant
our
request
for
the
name
change.
B
We
expect
and
and
hope
that
they
will
favorably
act
upon
our
recommendation.
But
it's
important
to
note
that
our
action
did
not
effectuate
the
name
change.
It
just
simply
allowed
us
or
created
the
request
for
the
CTB
and
then,
if
they
grant
it,
we
will
make
sure
that
we
fully
socialize
this
with
all
stakeholders
with
an
intent
to
have
the
name
officially
changed
by
October
1st.