Rathdrum Street May Honor Officer
The Rathdrum City Council tonight will hold public hearings on a street name change request to honor a fallen city police officer and a proposed law banning minors from having e-cigarettes. Mayor Vic Holmes and council members Fred Meckel and Debbie Holmes - all re-elected during November's election -- will be sworn in. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 8047 W. Main. John Franco, father of former Rathdrum Officer Jonathan Franco who died in September at 27 due to a motorcycle crash while off duty, is requesting to change the name of Lauren Loop near Betty Kiefer Elementary to Jonny Franco Loop in honor of his son/Brian Walker, Press. More here.
- HucksOnline Flashback: Remembering Jonny Franco
Question: Should the Rathdrum street be named after police officer Jonathan Franco, who was killed in an off-duty 2011 motorcycle crash?