City receives mixed response to Toledo Street name change

The possibility of a name change for Toledo Street when the road is extended from Fort Sidney to link 17J as part of the East Sidney Development was the topic of some debate at the last two city council meetings.

The city invited the public to submit name suggestions for the road through both social media and traditional means.

“The whole idea behind this was to come up with a name that was more representative of the Sidney area, the Sidney community, Western Nebraska, which you can make the argument Toledo Street doesn’t fit that description,” said city manager Gary Person.

This effort receiv...