Daily News | C’mon, City Council, rename Taney Street already | Editorial
to prevent abolitionist speeches. The city’s business leaders conducted a booming business with Southern planters. The Pemberton family, prominent Quakers who in the 17th century helped William Penn manage the commonwealth, even sent one of their own to the Confederate army.in Taney’s honorA coalition of residents and near neighbors has asked the city to do exactly that.
Organizers have also complained that councilmembers have consistently shifted their proposed thresholds for support. For their part, the respective Council offices have said they would like to avoid disrupting mail service and other potential complications for residents. They’ve asked organizers to supply signatures from residents in favor of the change.
Disruptions for residents, if any, would be minor. A name change would not impact a house number or zip code, and the U.S. Postal Service would continue to deliver mail addressed to the old street name for a decade. Property deeds would not be affected, as they are recorded by a parcel number, according to theThe group maintains it also has support from residents and showed this board photocopies of a petition signed by Taney Street neighbors.
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