Clay-Doc Walk

Act 90 of 2016, § 7, under MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES - DESIGNATION.

Act 90 of 2016, § 7

Section 7. Clay-Doc Walk.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds as follows:

(1) Joseph G. Clayborne III, "Clay," and James H. Dougherty, Sr., "Doc," were two long-serving police chiefs who dedicated their careers to serving their communities.

(2) Chief Clayborne served the Borough of West Conshohocken as its chief of police for 25 years beginning in 1983 and had a total of 36 years in law enforcement with the borough.

(3) Chief Dougherty served as chief of police for the Borough of Conshohocken for 18 years after joining the police department in 1971 and rising through the ranks over his 38-year law enforcement career.

(4) Both men served their country in Vietnam. Chief Dougherty was wounded in action in Vietnam while serving with the United States Marine Corps. Chief Clayborne was a helicopter door gunner in the United States Army 101st Airborne Division.

(5) Chief Clayborne and Chief Dougherty served and protected their communities with compassion and commitment and both made meaningful impact on the lives of the people they served.

(b) Designation.--The pedestrian walkways of the bridge located on State Route 3016 connecting the Boroughs of West Conshohocken and Conshohocken, Montgomery County, over the Schuylkill River are hereby designated the Clay-Doc Walk in memory of West Conshohocken Borough Police Joseph G. Clayborne III and Conshohocken Borough Police Chief James H. Dougherty, Sr.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the walkway to traffic in both directions on the bridge.