Translate[Archived] Question # 05: How many streets are named after Confederate generals, soldiers or political figures in Alexandria?
Question:
How many streets in Alexandria are named after Confederate general, soldiers or political figures and what would it cost to rename each one? (Councilman Aguirre)
Response:
The Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Confederate Memorials and Street Names was provided an updated list of Confederate Streets (Attachment 1 prepared by the City’s Office of Historic Alexandria) in February 2016. There are 61 streets in Alexandria named after Confederate generals, soldiers or political figures. The estimated costs to replace confederate street signage and IT related changes based on this 2016 list is broken up into "Confederate Namesakes" (Page 1-2) and "Possible Confederate Namesakes" (Page 3-4). The estimated costs to replace publicly maintained signage associated with the 31 "Confederate Namesakes" is $186,000. The estimated costs to replace publicly maintained signage associated with the 30 "Possible Confederate Namesakes" is $88,750. The estimated grand total for signage replacement and IT related changes if both namesakes and possible namesakes are replaced is $274,750. This cost includes contracted labor needed to update various IT systems (such as CAD, GIS, Finance) and to communicate and coordinate these changes with various City and regional entities. No additional IT equipment costs would be expected. The Department of Emergency Communications does not anticipate additional costs since ITS will update the Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system.
It is important to note that residents and businesses may incur costs (updated signage, websites, print materials, etc.) due to the renaming of streets. In addition, there would be staff time to manage the process of changing street names, in particular determining the replacement names.