Treatment facility named for Oxford Mayor

Mayor Leon Smith

Oxford  Mayor Leon Smith says he does not mind if officials rename city buildings and roads after him. But if they have to do it, the mayor said he prefers they do so while he's still alive.  Smith, along with other Oxford officials and employees, were present Wednesday for the official naming of the Leon Smith Water Treatment Plant. The approximately $7 million facility was activated in January 2013 behind the Home Depot at the Oxford Exchange. The treatment plant is the second project in Oxford to bear Smith's name. The Oxford City Council renamed the road leading to the Oxford Exchange as Leon Smith Parkway several years ago.Wayne Livingston, general manager for the Oxford Water Works and Sewer Board, said the board recently decided to name the plant after Smith due to his many years of support of the board.