Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Ceremonial Designation
Honoree: Elsie Eatman
Date(s): Saturday, May 14, 2016
Official Street Name(s): Pennington Street and Pacific Street
Ceremonial Intersection Name: Elsie Eatman Plaza
Sponsor: Council President, Mildred C. Crump
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 6PSF-E, adopted on May 20, 2015, authorizes the designation of an intersection, etc. for honorary and ceremonial purposes; and
WHEREAS, Elsie Eatman was a native of Newark, who attended Essex County Vocational School, Essex County College and Rutgers University. She worked at Martland Medical Hospital before changing careers and becoming a Housing Manager for the Newark Housing Authority. Ms. Eatman was also a community activist and power player in the City of Newark and was a member on the Board of the Newark Tenants Council, President of the Pennington Court Tenants Association, a Board Member of the Newark Teachers Union and one of the founding Members of the Down Neck Civic Association; and
WHEREAS, the Newark Municipal Council would like to commemorate her sterling achievements by renaming the intersection of Pennington Street and Pacific Street in her honor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council does hereby authorize the renaming of the corner of Pennington Street and Pacific Street as Elsie Eatman Plaza for honorary and ceremonial purposes.
2. The names of said streets shall remain Pennington Street and Pacific Street in their entirety.
STATEMENT:
This resolution hereby authorizes the renaming of the corner of Pennington Street and Pacific Street as Elsie Eatman Plaza, for honorary and ceremonial purposes.