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MELBOURNE, Fla. - A push to rename a street in Melbourne after conservative activist Charlie Kirk has failed. The Melbourne City Council on Wednesday voted down a proposal to change the name of Cypress Ave., between Eau Gallie Boulevard and Orange Street, to Charlie Kirk Lane.

What we know:

It was a tense meeting on Wednesday night when council chambers were packed with people who wanted to voice their opinions on Charlie Kirk and whether or not a road in the city should be named after him.

The street that could have been changed is Cypress Ave., which is located near U.S. 1 and Eau Gallie Boulevard. It’s a tiny road in a mostly abandoned part of town.

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Vice Mayor David Neuman and Mayor Paul Alfrey supported the re-name while all the oth

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