12/13/12 - The Livingston County Road Commission is considering changing the name of Nixon Road to South Latson Road upon completion of the I-96 interchange due to safety concerns. Nixon was part of South Latson Road until the 1960âs when the construction of I-96 cut off the north-south route. Managing Director Mike Craine says the original request to return to the original name came from the Latson family, but the road commission started seriously considering the issue recently after another request came in from local emergency responders. The fire, police, and EMS services in the area issued a request for action by the road commission to change the name of the road to reflect the new continuity of the road. Craine says the road commission receives about a dozen requests for road name changes every year, most of which are denied, but a request related to safety is worth considering. He says the change has been evaluated by the countyâs Geographic Information System and the only conflict in addresses will come from two homes which will have to be renumbered to remain in sequence with the surrounding houses. The total cost of the change is not known at this time but should not be excessive. The road commissionâs next meeting on January 10th will include a discussion on the name change, and members of the public will be welcome to make their comments known. (TD)
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