BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Kern County supervisors are considering renaming a roadway after a Bakersfield Medal of Honor recipient.
The proposal is to change the name of Renfro road between Santa Fe Way and Reina Rd.
County planners say that a portion of the road was realigned in 2009 to a northeast-southwest direction, requiring a new name for mail delivery and easy identification by emergency responders.
The planner suggests renaming renfro to Leonard L. Alvarado road.
Alvarado is a recent posthumous receipient of the Medal of Honor by President Obama.
Specialist Alvarado was killed in action protecting his squad from an attack by a much larger enemy force.
A handful of county departments offered no opposition to the proposal, and only two ballots were retruned of the 98 sent out to residents in the area.