Signs, signs, everywhere signs. Yet no one’s super happy. Last week, the small beach town agreed to a Republican-led plan in Tallahassee to name a stretch of commercial boulevard after the president. The three-two vote happened after a passionate debate that saw the commission chamber and the overflow area on the patio packed.
Most who spoke were against it. A few weeks ago, I reported that the sign co-naming Sea Grape Drive with Donald Trump. I pointed out that sea grape was in a much bigger font. But I’m sure Trump and his minions are fine with that. So: what’s changed? Does this mean we’ll have a trump drive and a Trump Boulevard intersection? No. The sea grape sign will drop the trump inscription altogether. And, his name won’t adorn *any* street signs in Lauderdale by the sea.
Instead, there will be a historic marker — this is a mock-up. It likely won’t even pop up on GPS. So why make the change? After the sea grape vote, citizens started a process to overturn the decision. Now it would take another legislative act to remove the marker, and given the political makeup of the state and the slave-ish devotion to Trump, that’s unlikely. Is everyone happy? no. But in this political climate, in this weird red state, this is a win. *take the win!**Reagan Turnpike.”
