El Paso City Council unanimously votes to rename street after Fred Loya
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Tuesday, El Paso City Council unanimously voted to rename Bob Mitchell Drive in East El Paso to Fred Loya drive.
The resolution comes months after the death of Fred Loya Sr., the owner and founder of Fred Loya Insurance. He died in February.
The name change request will impact the portion of Bob Mitchell Drive between Montwood Drive and Paseo Del Rey Drive.
Bob Mitchell Drive will be renamed to honor Fred Loya Sr.(Courtesy: City of El Paso)
The name change won’t impact any addresses as no houses are named Bob Mitchell along that road.
District 8 City Representative Chris Canales raised concerns on whether Bob Mitchell’s family, who the street is already named after, has been notified of the name change. He was informed that it’s not part of the protocol.
ABC-7 has not been able to verify who Bob Mitchell is.
Loya’s friends and family spoke on his behalf, thanking council for renaming the street after him.
“What makes the street naming request specially meaningful is that this is the very neighborhood where Fred Loya lived and created so many memories for our community. We’re not just asking to name any street after him. We’re asking him to honor him in a place that has a direct and personal connection to his life,” a friend of Loya said during public comment.
Loya was also well-known by the community for a Christmas display consisting of more than 80,000 lights. District 6 Rep. Art Fierro said more than 60,000 people visit the neighborhood just to see the lights at the Fred Loya House.
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