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Feb 14, 2008 4:26 pm US/Pacific

Saigon District Dispute May Go To San Jose Voters

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Thuy Vu
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SAN JOSE (CBS 5 / BCN) ― The San Jose City Council will decide on March 4 if and when city voters should consider possible names for a Vietnamese business district along Story Road.

The council's rules committee voted unanimously to put the controversial matter on the March 4 agenda following a lengthy hearing that included comments from approximately 75 members of the public.

On March 4, the council is likely to rescind its November 2007 vote naming the mile-long stretch of Story between U.S. 101 and Senter Road the "Saigon Business District." However, various council members have proposed multiple plans for what to do after that.

"We owe it to the community to have certainty, to have some consistency to what we do," Councilman Pete Constant said at Wednesday's committee meeting. "In this case we've kind of made a mess."

The council will discuss the competing options on March 4.

The city attorney's office and the city clerk will also report to the council if they are legally able to put a measure on the ballot that allows city voter to choose a business district name from multiple options rather than simply approving or denying one choice, according to Michelle McGurk, the spokeswoman for Mayor Chuck Reed.

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