Melbourne Mayor Wants to Name Street After Charlie Kirk

Melbourne Mayor wants to name street after Charlie Kirk

The mayor of Melbourne wants to rename a street after Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, who was shot and killed during a speaking engagement on a Utah campus last week. The proposal came after a local business owner posted about Kirk's death on her personal social media account, sparking online scrutiny. That business owner apologized, and Mayor Paul Alfrey visited the businesses, and encouraged others to learn from the situation a…

Melbourne Mayor Proposes Renaming Street to Honor Charlie Kirk, Sparking Heated Debate - The Space Coast Rocket

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Melbourne Mayor Paul Alfrey announced on Monday that he plans to bring an agenda item before the City Council to rename a stretch of Cypress Avenue in honor of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed last week in a nationally publicized attack. The proposed change would affect Cypress Avenue between Eau Gallie Boulevard and Orange Street, renaming it “Charlie Kirk Lane.” According to Alfrey, the idea was ins…