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Opponents vow fight over renaming 39th Ave. as Chavez Blvd.
08:16 AM PDT on Thursday, July 9, 2009
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to rename 39th Avenue in honor of U.S. labor leader Cesar Chavez.
Also: Another street renaming
The final decision came Wednesday after months of often contentious debate.
A vote had been widely expected last month but City Council delayed a final decision after hundreds packed a meeting on the issue.
City planners in May recommended renaming 39th for Chavez over two other possibilities, Broadway and Grand avenues.
Proponents have been lobbying city government to rename a street for Chavez since 2007.
Opponents worried about costs and what they called a haphazard renaming process. Business owners along 39th Ave. said they would appeal the decision.
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