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Kalispell council signals support to name youth athletic complex for Dan Johns
Summary
Councilors and community speakers overwhelmingly backed a proposal to include Dan Johns’ name on the Kalispell youth athletic complex, instructed staff to work with KidSports on a naming resolution, and asked staff to develop a naming policy for future requests.
Kalispell councilors told staff July 28 to work with KidSports to prepare a naming resolution to recognize Dan Johns’ role in creating and developing the city’s youth athletic complex. Several councilors and many residents urged the council to adopt a name that preserves both the city’s and Johns’ contributions. Roy Beekman and Justin Slider, president of KidSports, described Johns as the driving force behind the complex and said they wanted a form of the facility’s name that makes…
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