"Forrest Street" Name UNDER ATTACK - ACT NOW The attacks of Southern Heritage in Florida are still erupting. The most recent in Florida is in Hollywood. There are three things you can do: 1. Call /email the commissioners: Please contact Hollywood Commissioners and ask them to Keep Forrest Street: Phone: 954-921-3221 Mayor Peter Bober - pbober@hollywoodfl.org Commissoner Dist 1 Patty Assett - passeff@hollywoodfl.org Commissioner Peter Hernandez - phernandez@hollywoodfl.org Commissioner Traci Callari - tcallari@hollywoodfl.org Commissioner Richard Blattner - rblattner@hollywoodfl.org Commissioner Kevin Biederman - kbiederman@hollywoodfl.org Commissioner Linda Sherwood - lsherwood@hollywoodfl.org 2. Sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-peter-bober-pbober-hollywoodfl-org-keep-forrest-steet-in-hollywood-fl 3. Forward this info to friends and ask them to do the same 4. If you can attend and speak during the Public Comment segment at the June 1 City Commission Meeting at 1p.m. Location: 2600 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33020 Call for more info about speaking, sign up, etc: 954-921-3221 ************************* POSSIBLE TALKING POINTS (be respectful) Who is changing this sign going to help? What is it going to cost and who is going to pay? How will changing a street name affect public safety, etc. (street name confusion, etc.)? Forrest, by act of US Congress is an American Veteran, deserving of the benefits, changing the sign would be dis-respecting veterans Find the vandals and put them in jail Keep the veterans - punish the vandals! ****************************** BACKGROUND Ben Israel, a resident of Hollywood is calling on the Commission to rename Forrest Street. Hollywood also has streets named for Custer, Pershing, Sherman, Sheridan and other American War Generals. The sign was vandalized. Read the story and listen to the video here: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/hollywood/fl-hollywood-kkk-street-name-20160518-story.html