1/10/13 - Despite one formal request against it, the Board of Livingston County Road Commissioners voted unanimously to change the name of Nixon Road back to South Latson Road. The Road Commission rarely grants name change requests but felt this case was warranted from a public safety standpoint and had been approached by police, fire and other emergency responders. It's being re-aligned as part of the I-96/Latson Road interchange project. Nixon Road was named because of an interruption in thru-service that was caused by the construction of I-96 in the 1960's but construction of the interchange and related work on Nixon Road will restore continuity. Road Commission Managing Director Mike Craine tells WHMI the change to the original name is appropriate since the road will be back where it once was. However, he doesnât anticipate the name actually changing until sometime this fall when the road is open to traffic, possibly September. Physical address numbers will remain the same and only the road name will change. Craine says roughly 40 residences will be affected, with the exception of one auxiliary building so those individuals will have close to a year and a half to make any needed mailing changes. Public safety officials say the name change will make addresses consistent and allow for faster response times, while reducing chances of random errors in determining where people are located during emergencies. Gayle and Gordon Nixon attended the meeting and said they were saddened by the name change, which they feel will end a family legacy. (JM)
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