The city could easily cash in on something intangible by allowing personal and commercial bidding on the naming of certain numbered streets, for a certain distance, for a certain period of time.
It could be great marketing for a business or a memorial to loved ones. It would also cost the city practically nothing. A sign which the cost of could be included in the minimum bid price.
I believe in the case of the ballpark and Mario Bagnoni Way and R. Benjamin Wiley Way in the City of Erie that these are symbolic naming of the streets not true name changes. I believe changing the name of a street would be more involved then just simply saying okay now this street is to be called John Doe Street. I am sure the city, County, State, and federal government would be involved in some way which would of course cause them to have to do impact studies and have many meetings to figure out if it is possible. :)
I do however think that if it is not as complicated as I am thinking it would be that it could be an idea worth looking into!
Tacky, cheesy, cheap, low-class. Those are words that come to mind when reading this.
I've got no problem naming portions of a street in honor of prominent citizens, but for loved ones, business, or just for the hell of it... come on now, Erie, let's not do something to give ourselves an even worse reputation as a place known for its cheesy "culture".
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I do however think that if it is not as complicated as I am thinking it would be that it could be an idea worth looking into!
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I've got no problem naming portions of a street in honor of prominent citizens, but for loved ones, business, or just for the hell of it... come on now, Erie, let's not do something to give ourselves an even worse reputation as a place known for its cheesy "culture".