Misspelled Street Signs in Amarillo: Missing Letter Strikes in The Colonies

When it comes to naming streets and making street signs, one would think you would want to double and triple-check the spellings.

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That's why it is so strange to see a misspelled sign.   For instance, if you are traveling to Borger off the Loop, you will notice that Panhandle is spelled wrong.

It seems they misspelled Panhandle with one extra "n" in the handle.

Then, somewhere between Ross Osage and Grand, back in the residential neighborhoods, you'll find Pittsburg.   If it is a tribute to the city in Pennsylvania,  it should be Pittsburgh.

Located in the Colonies is a street with a possible misspelling.  The Colonies is one of the more expensive neighborhoods in Amarillo.  Most of the streets in The Colonies are colonial and American freedom names.

For example, Georgetown, Patriot, and Pilgrim, to name a few.

Within The Colonies, you will find a street called Ashville Place.

If this street is keeping with the theme of colonial or freedom, shouldn't this sign be spelled Asheville?  Asheville, North Carolina, was originally Morristown in 1793 and very colonial.   It was renamed to Asheville in 1797 after incorporation and named after the Carolina Governor Samuel Ashe.

Is this perhaps the case of lack of research or someone says "Let's name a street in The Colonies Asheville" and the person writing down the street name leaves the "e" after Ash off on the paperwork?  Or, was it just the name of a street, and it is meant to be spelled Ashville?

Correction from the City of Amarillo: