This isn't another editorial supporting the proposal for naming the Emerson Park main entrance road after the late Thommie Walsh, a Tony Award-winning Auburn native whose family had strong ties to the park and theater that operates within it.

Plenty of people have outlined their reasons for why such an honor makes sense.

In the end, though, the only opinions that count are those of the 15 county legislators. Residents elect them to make decisions, and that's what they should do.

Unfortunately, they keep trying to come up with new ways to avoid a final decision on naming a road after Walsh. First came the decision of the Public Works Committee to table the proposal until a formal policy on naming facilities could be established.

They called for this policy despite the fact they've named other facilities after people in the past.

The truth is that move was a stalling tactic.

The latest development came last week, when Legislature Chairman Peter Tortorici indicated he would bring a resolution forward later this month that there should be some type of tribute to Walsh, but it sounds like that resolution will not be specific about what that tribute should be.

And there likely won't be a vote on the Thommie Walsh Drive proposal.

That's a mistake. If the Legislature wants this issue to move forward, they should take a vote and live with the consequences.

Certainly a “no” vote will provoke strong disagreement from some people for a few days, but people will eventually learn to live with the decision.

But each week in which this decision gets delayed seems to generate more frustration from all sides, and for a matter as simple this, that's not good government.