A stop sign located at the intersection of Cherry Street and Myrtle Street in Glasgow, Ky. The street could soon be changed to Moran Street after a citizen petitioned the change.
(BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS)
Angela Briggs and Brennan Crain contributed to this report.
GLASGOW — A street’s name within the city limits is expected to be changed within the next month after a local business owner requested the alteration.
The Glasgow City Council voted unanimously Monday evening to pass the first reading of an ordinance to change Myrtle Street’s name to Moran Street. The ordinance will require a second reading and vote before the street’s name is changed.
Larry Glass, the owner of Glass Holdings, requested the name be changed in honor of his late father-in-law, Murphy Moran Demunbrun. Glass owns several properties along Myrtle Street, including the Extreme Fitness Centers.
Glass said he would work with the residents to make the changes a seamless process, including incurring all costs associated with the name change. That includes time taken to visit a licensing facility to obtain a drivers license.
Marna Kirkpatrick, a councilperson, asked Glass about his plan to assist residents along the street if its name is changed. She also requested an amendment to the motion approving the ordinance, which added language requiring Glass to pay for residents’ expenses brought on by the name change.
“I just don’t want anyone inconvenienced,” Kirkpatrick said.
Public comments were heard before the council met. Residents along the street were mailed letters, which detailed the city’s intent to change the street name.
No one opposed to the name change attended the public hearing, but three people wrote letters and one sent an audio recording to City Hall.
Those who opposed the change cited the undue hardship it would place on residents such as financial inconveniences.
The business owner described his properties as “swampy” when he first purchased them, but conditions have improved due to investments from his company and the CDBG. His company recently constructed along Myrtle Street two eightplexes, which they hope will fill a housing gap in Glasgow.
Residents along Myrtle Street should expect to receive a letter from the city in the coming days. Letters are expected to be sent to each residence, which will happen after the city approves the second reading of the ordinance.
Glass urged residents to call (270) 629-4544 to seek more information and help.
