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l-l TUESDAY MAY 23, 1972 objections thereto, citing an 1891 map in support of the fact that Lester Street has been a matter of record for many years and its name of historical basis and, further, the adverse effect a changing of its name would have upon legal records. After some discussion, Council directed that a duly-advertised public hearing be conducted on this proposal at Council's forthcoming June 27th meeting. Mr. J. W. Jones, III, on behalf of himself and some twenth-eight other owners and/or tenants of residential properties in the Cleveland Avenue- Brown Street area, appeared before Council--along with many of these citizens--and registered certain objections to the proposed locating of a Regional Probation House in the area, specifically at the southwest corner of Cleveland Avenue and Brown Street. Furthermore, these citizens--through Mr. Jones--requested Council to rescind its action taken during its April 25th meeting wherein it conditionally agreed to appropriate funds in the City's 1972-73 budget as the City's share of the cost of staff salaries and, thus, approved the project in principle only, inasmuch as the Council has no jurisdiction as to location so long as it complies with zoning regulations. Other objections raised by the petitioners pertained to traffic congestion and the anticipated increase thereof, the cost of purchasing and renovating the property (in which Council was apprised that no public funds are involved), and certain anticipated environmental conditions. Petitioners, however, indicated their hearty support of such a project in principle and their willingness to assist in selecting a location for same which would be feasible and would have the consent--as to location--of surrounding property owners. The Honorable J. English Ford, Judge of the Sixth Regional Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court, who--along with interested citizens--appeared before Council on said April 25th and