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Get Ready For Merle Haggard Drive
POSTED: 5:20 pm PST December 19, 2006
UPDATED: 5:33 pm PST December 19, 2006
BAKERSFIELD -- After months of debate, the Board of Supervisors has decided what road to name after Oildale native and country music legend Merle Haggard.
The board decided Tuesday to re-name a stretch of 7th Standard Road from Highway 99 to North Chester Avenue to Merle Haggard Drive.
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The name change will be funded by local fundraising and is expected to cost around $41,000.
The 7th Standard name change beat out other possible locations such as North Chester Avenue north from the Kern River, and all of Airport Drive.
Previous Stories:
- December 18, 2006: Final Decision To Be Made In Merle Haggard Street Re-Naming
- July 18, 2006: Committee: Haggard Deserves Honor, But Where?
- July 17, 2006: Committee Paves Way For Merle Haggard Honor
- May 25, 2006: Committee Assembling For Merle Haggard Honor
- February 14, 2006: Groups Reach Compromise Over Sharing Street Name
- February 10, 2006: Oildale Group Fights To Hold Onto Merle Haggard Way
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