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Council directs staff to pursue naming aquatic center for Paul T. Nakamura and involve family in design
Summary
The council directed staff to pursue naming the city’s Aquatic Center for Paul T. Nakamura, incorporating the word "Regional" as required by grant conditions and working with the Nakamura family on memorial elements; council did not take a final naming vote and asked staff to return with renderings and a formal action.
Santa Fe Springs council members instructed staff to pursue naming the city’s Aquatic Center for Paul T. Nakamura and to work with the Nakamura family and design consultants on memorial elements, but stopped short of a final vote.
Gus Hernandez, parks and recreation director, said the city’s naming ordinance and a state grant condition require the word "Regional" in the…
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