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Parks Commission recommends 'Galloping Gertie' as top name for Gig Harbor Sports Complex
Summary
The Gig Harbor Parks Commission voted April 2 to forward a recommendation to city council that the new Gig Harbor Sports Complex be named 'Galloping Gertie' as its first choice and 'Canoe Park' as its second choice, with staff asked to provide explanatory text for the recommendation.
The Gig Harbor Parks Commission on Wednesday, April 2, recommended that the city council adopt “Galloping Gertie” as its first-choice name for the new Gig Harbor Sports Complex and “Canoe Park” as a second choice.
Commissioners said the recommendation follows review of naming criteria and public feedback and stressed they had been asked by council to reconsider the list of candidate names. The recommendation now goes to the city council, which can accept, modify or reject the commission’s picks.
The commission’s recommendation grew out of several lines of discussion. Supporters of “Galloping Gertie” said the name ties to a well-known local history lesson — the 1940s Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse that is widely…
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