Reflecting a deeply divided community, a split Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Town Commission has voted to add “President Donald J. Trump” to the name of Sea Grape Drive.

The 3-2 vote came Wednesday night after almost three hours of sometimes heated comments, mostly from opponents, applause and jeers from both sides, as well as sometimes testy discussion by the commissioners.

The chasm over Trump is widespread across the country, but political divisions aren’t the norm in the small seaside town, a place that Southern Living magazine describes as “the old-fashioned beach town of our dreams” that comes “straight out of a Normal Rockwell painting.”

Opponents warned that the cherished vibe could be ruined by the addition of Trump’s name to Sea Grape Drive.

Supporters said it would be a plus for t

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