Oswego Village Board members recently approved a new policy for honorary street names in the village.
The village’s Historic Preservation Commission, at the request of the village’s administration, was asked to develop an honorary street name program addressing regulations and criteria for naming streets in honor of individuals who have made a “significant contribution” to the village, state, nation or world, village officials said.
“We started this program a few years ago but there really was never a policy for it. It seemed fitting to wrap a policy around it,” Oswego Village Administrator Dan Di Santo said.
The honorary street name signs will not change the official street names or addresses, village officials said.
Some of the criteria for an individual to receive an honorary street name in Oswego under the policy include significant accomplishments in the military and government; science and technology; mathematics, business and commerce; community service; arts and entertainment; education and humanities; sports and recreation; social and humanitarian; medicine and health; and philanthropy.
“The Historic Preservation Commission will review applications twice per year in March and September, and will recommend up to two street names to the Village Board per year for consideration,” Oswego Development Service Director Rod Zenner said in a report to trustees.
The street signs will be placed at locations significant for the individual being honored, village officials said.
The Village Board’s vote was 5-0 in favor of the new policy, with one trustee absent.
Linda Girardi is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.
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