While not exactly the same, this is a true story, and happened in Fairfax County, Virginia about 25 years ago. The Board of Supervisors controls the county road system, and they wanted to get rid of a certain street, so they passed a resolution calling for the vacation of Andrews Drive (may not have been andrews, just an illustration.)

Two weeks later the Public Works Department proudly erected new street signs for the renamed street:

Vacation of Andrews Drive




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