by Tim Troglen
Reporter
Walton Hills " Residents appeared Nov. 6 to agree with Ken Pund, who developed
Brenda Lee Drive 12 years ago.
According to final but unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, 62.2 percent of residents voting
said "no" to the name change Council.
Pund, who was not happy with a February
decision by Council
to change the name of Brenda Lee Drive to Whitetail Run, gathered enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot.
"I moved into this village and purchased property
of 28 acres," Pund said. "I decided to develop 20 of the acres and name the street Brenda Lee, which was approved by the village.
I named the street after my wife."
He said approving the change would have eliminated
his wife's name "from the history of this community"
and "open the doors to changing many names in this community."
After Council approved keeping the name the same last February, a group of residents collected enough signatures to get the issue on the ballot, hoping to change the street name.
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Walton Hills Issue 78
Vote count
For................................................................ ..................................................381
Against ...................................................................................628