Following a tense discussion and public comment period, the Lake County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to support a resolution that would designate a portion of Schofield Road as the Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway.

Kirk, a prominent conservative activist, was fatally shot Sept. 10 while speaking at an event on the campus of Utah Valley University.

In an effort to memorialize Kirk, Commissioner Anthony Sabatini — who described Kirk as “one of the most famous and respected members of my generation” and “one of the greatest Americans who has ever lived” — put forward a resolution that would see installation of a memorial highway marker on Schofield Road from U.S. Highway 27 to the Orange County line.

Sabatini initially chose Wellness Way, within his district, bec

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