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Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation
Honoree: Clarence Coleman
Date(s): Saturday, October 10, 2020
Event Time(s): 12:00 P.M.
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Renner Avenue and Bergen Street
Ceremonial Intersection Name: Clarence Coleman Way
Sponsor: Council Member, John Sharpe James
Additional Information:
Rain Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 12:00 P.M.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 6PDF-e, adopted on May 20, 2015, authorizes the designation of an intersection, etc., for honorary and ceremonial purposes; and
WHEREAS, Clarence Coleman, was born on December 23, 1925, in Shellman, Georgia and received his early education in the Brevard County school system in Florida; and
WHEREAS, Clarence Coleman having to work at an early age during the depression, Clarence learned to shine shoes as a ten (10) years old, in the Southern state of Florida and this was the beginning of his dream of becoming an entrepreneur; and
WHEREAS, Clarence Coleman came to Newark, New Jersey in 1946, owned and operated the Penny Arcade on Badger Avenue and in 1957, he opened the shoeshine business, which is still open with pride.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council hereby authorizes the honorary and ceremonial renaming of the intersection of Renner Avenue and Bergen Street as “Clarence Coleman Way.”
2. The official name of the said streets shall remain Renner Avenue and Bergen Street in their entirety.
STATEMENT
This resolution authorizes the renaming of the intersection of Renner Avenue and Bergen Street as “Clarence Coleman Way”, for honorary and ceremonial purposes.