TriMet announced today that the Elizabeth Furse Plaza at the Sunset Transit Center will remain for now in order to further study the process and criteria necessary to rename any of the transit district's properties.
Several months ago a group of riders on the 76 line proposed naming the new WES station in Tualatin after Hugh Beaumont, best known as portraying the character "Ward Cleaver" on the Leave it to Beaver television series.
Many Tualatin residents have complained that TriMet repeatedly ignored their request and are miffed that renaming the plaza after Sunset Bob had taken a higher priority.
The man in the middle of this controversy, Sunset Bob, issued the following statement:
"I've been a big fan of Hugh Beaumont since I was a child watching the old Leave it to Beaver TV series. If anyone deserves recognition, it would be him. Mr. Beaumont also appeared in the Sci-Fi classic film "The Mole People" and was a guest star on many television shows like Petticoat Junction and Mannix. I hope there can be a way for TriMet to honor this great American."
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Sunset Bob shows his magnanimous nature with his endorsement of the 76ers 'Hugh Beaumont Idea'. I personally think it is silly and would achieve nothing for mass transit. I DO however think renaming the Sunset Transit Center makes sense: It would honor a deserving dedicated transit worker that is well known and liked at Sunset Transit Center and beyond. Honoring Sunset Bob would also be encouraging to other transit workers now and for many decades to come...but again, that makes too much sense..
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