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Flower Mound council sends park-naming choices back to parks board for more options
Summary
Town council voted 3-2 to remand two proposed park names to the parks board subcommittee after members raised concerns about whether the recommendations followed the town's naming ordinance and whether neighborhood names are appropriate names for public parks.
Flower Mound town council voted 3-2 on Oct. 20 to remand two proposed park names to the parks board subcommittee for additional naming options.
Council members said the parks board's recommended names — which matched nearby residential subdivision names — raised questions about whether the selections fit the town's naming ordinance and about whether names tied to private developments best serve the public interest.
Mayor Cheryl Moore called the item for discussion after council pulled it from the consent agenda. Council member comments focused on Section 54-1 of the town code, which the council read during the discussion. That section allows park names tied to “streets, geographical locations, ecological features, historical figures, events, concepts,…
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