TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Has this happened to you? Your GPS tells you to turn onto one street, but the street sign says something different. <\/p>\n
That could be caused by street renaming procedures, which might soon get unified at the ballot box. <\/p>\n
Tallahassee leaders often rename streets for former political figures, public servants and famous artists, but the Leon County Commission is advancing a proposed charter amendment to change the county constitution to allow them, not the City of Tallahassee, to set street renaming rules.<\/p>\n
\u201cWould you entrust Leon County\u2019s government to be fair, to be balanced, and to lift up and to weigh out all of the options,\u201d said Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor.<\/p>\n
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County officials have said procedures need to be unified for \u201cGPS routing, timely emergency response and the protection of life and property for citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tallahassee residents have seen the impacts of street renaming before.<\/a> UPS and FedEx drivers weren\u2019t leaving some packages because the street sign and the GPD didn\u2019t match.<\/p>\n The city and county worked under the same system until 2024, when the city adopted a separate ordinance. <\/p>\n \u201cSo we\u2019re not lifting this up to ram rod street names on people, and particularly when the people in the name are not symmetrically politically aligned,\u201d Proctor said.<\/p>\n The county commission still needs to hold one more vote to officially put the measure on the ballot in November. <\/p>\n To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, Nextdoor<\/a> <\/a>and X<\/a> (Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n Have a news tip or see an error? Write to us here<\/a>. Please include the article\u2019s headline in your message.<\/p>\n Be the first to see all the biggest headlines by downloading the WCTV News app. Click here<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 WCTV. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n