LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The City of Las Vegas is celebrating 25 years of Goodman leadership.
After a quarter of a century of service between the current Mayor Carolyn Goodman and her husband former Mayor Oscar Goodman, a new name will be leading the city.
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First, city officials unveiled a new traffic sign for Goodman Way, renaming what was formerly known as E. Clark Avenue.
Then, Carolyn Goodman received a bit of the spotlight as the new Carolyn G. Goodman Plaza was dedicated, renaming Civic Plaza. She also took the opportunity to speak to the public and reflect on her years of service.
During the next part of the celebration, Oscar took the chance to address the public and reflect not only on his time in office, but Carolyn's as well.
Then the city unveiled the final dedicated piece, a statue of the Goodman couple.
Anchor Justin Hinton caught up with the sculptor himself Brian Hanlon who said the inspiration came from other city leaders who wanted to capture an endearing moment.
"That was a little emotional this morning, especially seeing Carolyn get emotional. And then Oscar was speechless. That never happens, right? In the history of the city. So you could tell that not only are they great public servants; they have humility and that is moving too, always moving," he said.
Hinton asked the Goodmans what it meant to have these streets and these statues named after them.
"Really and truly it does belong to the community," Carolyn said. "The people are so wonderful here and for those who aren't wonderful, they need to go somewhere else. This is our city. We own it. The entire 155 square miles. Everybody loves it. Everybody feels good to make it better, whether it's picking up trash out in any of the wards or attending a commission meeting. This is a constant effort by people who love this wonderful city."
Mayor Carolyn Goodman's official last day is Dec. 4. That's when Mayor-elect Shelly Berkley will be sworn in.
