City of Milwaukee - File #: 211930

• File #: 211930
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/19/2022
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 10/10/2023
• Effective date: 10/28/2023
• Title: A substitute ordinance renaming North 24th Street, from West Keefe Avenue to West Center Street, North Dr. Lester Carter Drive.
• Sponsors: COMMON COUNCIL
• Indexes: STREET NAMES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/27/2023	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
10/12/2023	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/10/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
9/27/2023	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Ald. Rainey and Mr. Walker (close friend of Dr. Carter and +40 years resident) were present. Ald. Coggs, Ald. Stamper and Ald. Westmoreland also offered their testomony..	Pass	5:0
1/5/2023	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	5:0
11/30/2022	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Ald. Rainey requested that Ald. Coggs and Ald. Stamber be added as sponsors.	Pass	5:0
5/18/2022	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Requested to be held by Ald. Rainey	Pass	5:0
4/19/2022	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

 211930

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

 170611

Sponsor

ALD. RAINEY, STAMPER AND COGGS

Title

A substitute ordinance renaming North 24th Street, from West Keefe Avenue to West Center Street, North Dr. Lester Carter Drive.

Analysis

This ordinance renames North 24th Street, from West Keefe Avenue to West Center Street, North Dr. Lester Carter Drive.

Body

Whereas, Dr. Lester Carter, who died in January 2022 at the age of 90, was one of the longest-serving African-American pharmacists in the country and was considered to be many Milwaukeeans’ first doctor; and

Whereas, After enrolling as the only African-American in the class of 1942 at Creighton University, Dr. Carter served in the Korean War, then later became Creighton’s first African-American graduate in 1958; and

Whereas, Dr. Carter faced instances of racism throughout his life, but persevered to establish a thriving business on 24th and Burleigh streets in 1968; and

Whereas, At Carter Drug Store, Dr. Carter became a community anchor and icon, offering critical healthcare advice, including herbal remedies, to his customers in the Amani neighborhood for 47 years; and

Whereas, Dr. Carter was a self-published author, and completed “Healing the Human Body with God’s Remedies” in 2017; and

Whereas, In April 2021, the Common Council adopted File Number 201409, which allows the regular procedure for naming or renaming public streets, buildings, and other facilities to be suspended whenever four-fifths of the common council members vote to name or rename a particular public street, building, or other facility; and

Whereas, In 2017, the Common Council adopted File Number 170611 which assigned the honorary street name "Dr. Lester Carter Drive" to North 24th Street from West Burleigh Street to West Auer Avenue; and

Whereas, The Common Council and relevant City departments welcome discussing with residents and affected business owners a workable timeline to implement the street name change along with possibilities for deploying City resources in order to facilitate the transition process; now, therefore

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. North 24th Street, from West Keefe Avenue to West Center Street, is renamed North Dr. Lester Carter Drive.

Part 2. The honorary street name of Dr. Lester Carter on North 24th Street between West Burleigh Street and West Auer Avenue is rescinded.

LRB

APPROVED AS TO FORM

____________________________

Legislative Reference Bureau

Date:  ______________________

Attorney

IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE

IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE

____________________________

Office of the City Attorney

Date:  ______________________

Requestor

Drafter

Alex Highley

LRB177232-2

5/12/2022