Resolution setting a public hearing for October 11, 2021 at 7:00 p.m., for the renaming of Big Lake Road to Mark Burbridge Drive.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office has submitted a request to rename Big Lake Road to Mark Burbridge Drive in memory of Deputy Mark Burbridge who was killed in the line of duty on May 1, 2017, at the Pottawattamie County Jail.  Deputy Burbridge had served with the Sheriff’s Office for twelve years.

Burbridges’s widow was consulted prior to submission of the request and is in support.

The limits of this proposed roadway name change will be from North 8th Street to North 16th Street.

The only address to be affected by this name change is the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office/Jail, the requestor of the name change. The current address of the facility is 1400 Big Lake Road.

Parks and Recreation noted a concern that visitors of the park may not be able to find Big Lake Park due to the street name change. To address this concern, the Sheriff’s Office has agreed to purchase two wayfinding signs to be installed at North 8th Street and North 16th Street. The Public Works Traffic Division will install the signs.

Approval of this resolution. This honoree, who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty while protecting the citizens of our community, is deserving of this street renaming.