A street in the City of Jackson has been renamed for a late City Councilmember, educator and community advocate.
At the Tuesday, Sept. 24 meeting, the Jackson City Council unanimously approved a resolution to change the name of the Milwaukee Street to Carl Breeding Way in honor of Carl Breeding (1932-2012), a community leader who represented the City’s First Ward on the Jackson City Council from 1997 to 2012. He also served as Vice Mayor at the time of his death in 2012.
In addition to a 28-year career as a math teacher at Jackson High School, Breeding was a member of Jackson’s Human Relations Commission and served as the president of the Michigan NAACP and vice president of the national NAACP. He was an advocate for the permanent renaming of Francis Street for Martin Luther King Jr., which happened in 2019.
Milwaukee Street is a residential street on Jackson’s south side. The entire length of the one-mile street has been renamed from Alpine Drive to E. South Street. Breeding lived on this street during his time as a City Councilmember.
Residents along the new Carl Breeding Way will be notified of the name change by mail. The Department of Public Works will replace street signs at 15 intersections to reflect the new name. Local emergency services, Consumers Energy, State of Michigan, Jackson County and Jackson Public Schools will also be notified of the change.
At the Tuesday, Sept. 24 meeting, the Jackson City Council unanimously approved a resolution to change the name of the Milwaukee Street to Carl Breeding Way in honor of Carl Breeding (1932-2012), a community leader who represented the City’s First Ward on the Jackson City Council from 1997 to 2012. He also served as Vice Mayor at the time of his death in 2012.
In addition to a 28-year career as a math teacher at Jackson High School, Breeding was a member of Jackson’s Human Relations Commission and served as the president of the Michigan NAACP and vice president of the national NAACP. He was an advocate for the permanent renaming of Francis Street for Martin Luther King Jr., which happened in 2019.
Milwaukee Street is a residential street on Jackson’s south side. The entire length of the one-mile street has been renamed from Alpine Drive to E. South Street. Breeding lived on this street during his time as a City Councilmember.
Residents along the new Carl Breeding Way will be notified of the name change by mail. The Department of Public Works will replace street signs at 15 intersections to reflect the new name. Local emergency services, Consumers Energy, State of Michigan, Jackson County and Jackson Public Schools will also be notified of the change.
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