in my hometown, there's a whole set of streets (<X> Avenue, Drive, Place) that got built in the 90s with <X> being the surname of the chair of the council plann

in my hometown, there's a whole set of streets (<X> Avenue, Drive, Place) that got built in the 90s with <X> being the surname of the chair of the council planning committee at the time, who was about to retire (ie the person who grants permission to build those houses). You almost have to admire the blatantness of the grift.