Apparently the name won an online poll of residents, but the city is saying "no way," even though that is the guy's name.
Despite garnering far more support in an online poll than the thicket of other suggestions, residents shouldn’t expect Fort Wayne’s new government center to be named after the city’s longest tenured mayor.
Deputy Mayor Beth Malloy said naming 200 E. Berry St. the Harry Baals Government Center was “probably not” going to happen.
While Baals was a popular mayor, Malloy noted he had an unfortunate name and some elected officials have said such a name would be an embarrassment to the city.Btw, what kind of a parent would name their kid that, seriously? (More here.)
Which brings to mind this SNL classic that isn't entirely safe for work:
