MELBOURNE. Fla. – The Melbourne mayor late Monday said he will seek to rename a roadway to honor Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was assassinated last week in Utah.

In a Facebook post, Mayor Paul Alfrey said he will bring an agenda item at the next city council meeting to rename the stretch of Cypress Avenue, from Eau Gallie Boulevard to Orange Street, to Charlie Kirk Lane.

In the post, Alfrey said the location was chosen because a nearby business owner posted a disparaging remark about Kirk online.

Alfrey included a picture of the business owner’s comment in his Facebook.

[VIDEO BELOW: Vigil held for Charlie Kirk in Ormond Beach]

“Kirk will not be forgotten in Melbourne!” Alfrey said in the post.

Meantime, a Lake County commissioner is also pushing for a road to be

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