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Richmond City Councilwoman Reva Trammell says she’s withdrawing a long-languishing proposal to rename City Hall for former governor and Richmond mayor L. Douglas Wilder.

“He had no interest in City Hall being named after him,” Trammell said Wednesday.

Trammell introduced an ordinance to rename the building two years ago this month. Since then, it has appeared 20 different times on City Council agendas, only to be continued without discussion during meetings.

City Clerk Jean Capel said the legislation, which is still on the agenda for Monday’s council meeting, is currently the longest pending legislation before the body.

Capel confirmed Trammell had submitted paperwork to finally withdraw the proposal.

Wilder, who was the first elected black governor in the country and served as mayor between 2005 and 2009, did not respond to a phone call seeking comment.

Trammell said Wilder told her, “I’ve got plenty of things named after me.”

She said Wilder also told her the cost of affixing his name to the building would be a waste of taxpayer money. “I think Governor Wilder is right,” Trammell said. “Use the money for schools, for police, and for fire.”