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First Round of Voting – New Neighborhood Name!

On April 1st, the postcard ballot for the first round of voting on our new neighborhood name arrived in many residents’ mailboxes. All neighborhood residents age 16 and over may vote for a new name for our neighborhood. Remember, this vote is for renaming the neighborhood only — NOT the elementary school.

This first round of voting will take us from 12 name options down to 4 finalists. A second round of voting will occur later this spring, which will result in the final name selection.

We are collecting votes (1 per eligible person) from April 1st until May 1st. You may vote in one of three ways: QR code, online survey at https://surveyhero.com/c/pinckney, or fill out the postcard ballot and drop it in a dropbox at 401 Mississippi St., 504 Ohio St., or 427 Michigan St. If you have multiple folks over age 16 in your household, follow the “How to Vote” instructions on the postcard.

Questions? Head to our webpage at http://www.pinckneyneighborhood.org/reconsidering-our-neighborhood-name/ or email us at pinckney.neighborhood@gmail.com.

April 9, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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• Changing our Neighborhood Name

  Our neighborhood name of “Pinckney” was recently changed to “Pinkney.” This change occurred because Pinckney with a ‘c’ was associated with Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a Revolutionary War general who signed the Constitution and who also was a slaveholder who believed slavery was fundamental to the American way of life (he owned a large plantation in South Carolina). Given this problematic history, neighborhood residents voted to change our neighborhood name. To learn more about the year-long process, go to our dedicated webpage. The final round of voting ultimately landed on the name of “Pinkney” in honor of William Pinkney, who gave a famous anti-slavery speech in 1789.