Calvin Trice

ctrice@newsleader.com

STAUNTON – Should the city change a street name to honor civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

If so, which one?

City council members will have the idea before them during their work session Thursday. Councilors Erik Curren and Ophie Kier will bring the issue up for discussion, but no decision will be made.

Several citizens have approached councilors with the idea, but no one has a particular street in mind or whether King would be the civil rights leader honored, Kier said.

"We've been getting interest to name one after a local black American hero or people who fought the fight here in Staunton," Kier said. "We don't even know the direction we're going."

If council decides to rename a street, the issue would go before the planning commission for review and a recommendation on which councilors would later vote.

The work session is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. inside City Hall.