Some state lawmakers have a bill in front of them that would further honor Prince.
The Senate Transportation Committee is pushing a bill to the Senate floor that would designate seven miles of Highway 5 in Chanhassen to be known as “Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway”. City approval and community funding is already in hand.
Prince's home and studio, Paisley Park, sits along the stretch of Highway 5 at Audobon Road. It has become a museum dedicated to Prince since his death in 2016.
There is already a city street in Minneapolis named Prince Rogers Nelson Way in front of First Avenue, where he famously recorded parts of the album and movie "Purple Rain".
Robert Finn is an advocate for the project and spoke at the hearing.
“You know, we have raised the money through our GoFundMe site and through other efforts", says Finn. “Zero cost to taxpayers. We've received to date close to 4,000 petition signatures on our site. We have the full support of Prince's family members.”
The state needs federal approval to make the sign purple, but bill author Julia Coleman (R- Waconia) believes that they'll have support from Congress.
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