San Antonio officials estimate that changing the name of Cesár E. Chávez Boulevard could cost the city upwards of $200,000.
The city predicts it would cost residents along the downtown thoroughfare $26 to $51 per household to update identification cards, legal documents and other information if the change transpires, according to KSAT. Around 300 addresses would also need to be updated, the TV station reports.
District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez and District 5 Councilwoman Teri Castillo filled a memo requesting that the city consider changing the name of the road after a bombshell New York Times report last week accused the civil rights leader of sexually abusing women and girls.
The allegations rocked San Antonio and Texas, both of which cancelled Cesár Chávez Day celebrations on March 31.
In response to the allegations and the memo from McKee-Rodriguez and Castillo, the city launched a one-minute survey allowing residents to propose new names for the downtown artery. The poll will close April 2.
The city also will hold public input meetings in April about the proposed name change. Those meetings haven’t yet been scheduled, though.
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