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The Cross Florida Barge Canal will keep its name after Citrus County Commissioners rejected a proclamation to rename the waterway the “American Freedom Canal.”
Commissioner Jeff Kinnard said the county administration rushed the proclamation onto the agenda without community input or direction.
But Commissioner Diana Finegan urged support, questioning her colleagues’ commitment to military veterans.
The proclamation references President Donald Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. It says the “American Freedom Canal” is a testament to Citrus County’s veterans.
County Administrator Steve Howard said he came up with the idea to honor veterans.
– Mike Wright, Florida Politics