5-17-13 fdl advisory parking and traffic board rejects street name change

The Fond du lac Advisory Parking and Traffic Board has rejected a request to rename a portion of Sheboygan Street to help market a new arts district.   At a meeting Thursday afternoon the board voted unanimously to recommend against changing  the section between Marr and Main Streets to Avenue for the Arts.  The recommendation will be forwarded to the city council, but Windhover

Director Kevin Miller says its time to reassess the idea.  At least one board member suggested the Windhover consider Avenue for the Arts as an honorary name…and Miller says he’s open to that possibility.  Board member Gary Miller says he doesn’t buy the argument that people from outside the area confuse Sheboygan Street with the city of Sheboygan.  The request comes as a multi million dollar renovation of the Windhover Center is underway.    Local civic leaders hope the project will help transform Fond du lac into a major regional arts destination.