Atlanta to hold public hearing on naming street after late councilman

Residents can voice their thoughts on naming a street after late Atlanta councilman Ivory Lee Young Jr. this week.

The city of Atlanta will hold a public hearing 9:30 a.m. Tuesday during the city's utilities committee meeting.

Councilman Antonio Brown introduced legislation last month that would rename a section of Griffin Street NW between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Jefferson Street after Young.

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Under the proposal, the public works department would install signs at each intersection identifying the street as Ivory Lee Young Jr. Way. Brown filled Young’s vacant seat in a runoff election in April.

The street name would be the latest honor for Young, who died in November 2018. Earlier this year, the city unveiled a mural dedicated to Young, the late Rev. Joseph E. Boone and residents of Brown’s District 3.

The mural, titled "The Seeds that are Planted," spans more than 5,000 square feet at Joseph E. Boone Boulevard, and is one of the city's largest pieces of public art, according to the Westside Future Fund.

A plaque honoring Young will also be installed at Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park in the English Avenue neighborhood.

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