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Ingleburn Council,'' he said."I asked council to defer the naming of Percival Street I didn't want the community to think I had used my position as planning chairman to have a street named after me."I left council 20 years ago and in the meantime the man who bought this land said he wanted a street name.''So Percival Avenue was finally named."The council said it was to recognise the Percival family and I'm pleased about that,'' he said. ``But I don't want to take anything away from the original intent honouring my grandfather."Those early council people made a difference to the community they planned for the future.''Greg's great-grandfather, John Percival, arrived from England in 1833 and settled in Appin.Mayor Aaron Rule said the naming of Percival Avenue paid tribute to a family ingrained in local history.
"I asked council to defer the naming of Percival Street I didn't want the community to think I had used my position as planning chairman to have a street named after me.
"I left council 20 years ago and in the meantime the man who bought this land said he wanted a street name.''
So Percival Avenue was finally named.
"The council said it was to recognise the Percival family and I'm pleased about that,'' he said. ``But I don't want to take anything away from the original intent honouring my grandfather.
"Those early council people made a difference to the community they planned for the future.''
Greg's great-grandfather, John Percival, arrived from England in 1833 and settled in Appin.
Mayor Aaron Rule said the naming of Percival Avenue paid tribute to a family ingrained in local history.
