Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Amending Ceremonial Street Designation adopted as Resolution 7R8-m(AS) on August 2, 2017
Honoree: Theordore and Blanche Judkins
Date(s): TBD
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Tuxedo Parkway and Ivy Street
Ceremonial Intersection Name: “Theordore and Blanche Judkins Way”
Sponsor: Council Member, Dupré L. Kelly
Additional Information:
Original Resolution 7R8-m(AS) adopted on August 2, 2017, authorized a ceremonial street designation for Mrs. Blanche Judkins.
Due to the recent passing of Mr. Theordore Judkins, this amendment will modify the ceremonial street designation to rename the intersection Theordore and Blanche Judkins Way.
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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, on August 2, 2017, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R8-m(AS) to rename the intersection of Tuxedo Parkway and Ivy Street, as “Mrs. Blanche Judkins Way”, for honorary and ceremonial purposes; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Theordore “Ted” Judkins, a longtime Newark resident and President and founding member of the Tuxedo Parkway Block Association and Executive Member of the United Vailsburg Association, he was known and respected in the Ivy Hill section of the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Judkins enjoyed spending quality time with his family and attending his sons and grandsons’ sporting events; and
WHEREAS, his wife, Mrs. Blanche Judkins moved to Tuxedo Parkway in the City of Newark and became actively involved within the community, assisted in forming the Tuxedo Parkway Block Association and Community Crime Fighting Association; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Judkins took the lead in establishing the Tuxedo Parkway Annual Block Party and instrumental in establishing and working with the “International Food and Music Festival”. She assisted in all preparations for the Festival and anything else that was done in the name of the Tuxedo Parkway Block Association or the Ivy Hill Neighborhood Association; and
WHEREAS, the Governing Body is seeking to maintain the legacy of Mrs. and Mr. Theordore and Blanche Judkins among Newark residents by honoring the many successful, diligent and unselfish years of community service in their honor for honorary and ceremonial purposes.
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 honorary and ceremonial renaming of the intersection of Tuxedo Parkway and Ivy Street as “Theordore and Blanche Judkins Way”.
2. The official name of said streets shall remain as Tuxedo Parkway and Ivy Street in its entirety.
STATEMENT
This Resolution amends Resolution 7R8-m(AS) adopted on August 2, 2017 and authorizes the renaming of the intersection of Tuxedo Parkway and Ivy Street as “Theordore and Blanche Judkins Way”, for honorary and ceremonial purposes.