HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - City Council - Regular - 2025-25 - 4/7/2025RESOLUTION NO. 2025-25
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
RENAMING A SEGMENT OF CHALLENGER
BOULEVARD (COLONIAL BOULEVARD TO
WINKER AVENUE) TO JONES-WALKER
BOULEVARD; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS: The Fort Myers City Council requested renaming a
portion of Challenger Boulevard, approximately 0.6 of a mile (+/- 3,200
feet) in length, running east to west from Winkler Avenue to Challenger
Boulevard in Section 33, Township 44 South, Range 25 East as depicted
on Map A attached hereto and made a part hereof; and
WHEREAS: The City Council desires to rename city roadways in a
manner that creates minimal impact to its citizens; and
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WHEREAS: The City of Fort Myers is the applicant for this request;
WHEREAS: Lee Health is constructing a new healthcare facility
and campus located north of Challenger Boulevard, on the segment
between Colonial Boulevard and Winkler Avenue; and
WHEREAS: Lee Health and community leaders began a public
input process to consider a new name for this section of public road in the
City of Fort Myers; and
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WHEREAS: This process led to the selection of the name Jones -
Walker to honor the legacy of Jones -Walker Hospital; and
WHEREAS: During segregation, Jones -Walker Hospital provided
medical care in the Dunbar Community; and
WHEREAS: Jones -Walker was named after Melissa Jones and
Candis Walker, who famously raised funds for the construction of the
hospital by several means including selling pies; and
WHEREAS: Jones -Walker Hospital operated from 1924 to 1968
when it became part of Lee Memorial Hospital; and
WHEREAS: The City of Fort Myers seeks to honor and recognize the
legacy of Jones -Walker Hospital to the City of Fort Myers; and
WHEREAS: The Departments and Divisions of the City did not have
any objections to the name change; and
WHEREAS: Lee County Emergency 911 staff provided written
verification that the proposed street name is not a duplicate of an existing
street name, and voicing no objections to the name change; and
WHEREAS: The City Code requires City Council approve the name
suggested for a City -owned roadway at a public hearing by adopting a
resolution to officially rename a City -owned roadway.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, that
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1. The segment of the roadway known as Challenger
Boulevard, from Colonial Boulevard to Winkler Avenue, in the City of Fort
Myers is hereby renamed to Jones -Walker Boulevard.
2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its
adoption.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-25
PASSED IN PUBLIC SESSION of the City Council of the City
of Fort Myers, Florida, on April 7, 2025.
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Tana Giraldo
Terolyn P. Watson
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Darla Bonk
Councilpersons
APPROVED on April 7, 2025.
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Kevin B. Anderson
Mayor
FILED in the Office of the City Clerk on April 7, 2025.
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• City Clerk
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