1/9/13 - A decision is set tomorrow for a proposal that would change the name of Nixon Road to South Latson Road once the new I-96 interchange is completed. Livingston County Road Commission Managing Director Mike Craine says while the original request came through representatives of the Latson family, they started seriously considering the issue after fire, police, and EMS services in the area issued a request for action to change the name of the road to reflect its new continuity. 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. Nixon Road was originally part of South Latson Road, but the name was changed shortly after the construction of I-96 cut off the continuity of the road in the 1960âs. Craine 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 cost of the update is not known at this time, but Craine does not expect it to be excessive.
The proposal to change the name is set to be discussed at the Road Commissionâs regular meeting tomorrow at 9:30 at their offices in Genoa Township. (JK)
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