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Council directs staff to draft updated naming‑rights and memorial bench policies; pier benches to be acknowledged on single plaque
Summary
Council discussed naming-rights rules and a memorial‑bench program after staff outlined gaps in existing city policy. Members asked staff to return with a clearer application, term limits and maintenance rules; council directed a commemorative plaque for lost Naples Pier benches.
Councilors on Oct. 13 reviewed the city’s naming‑rights policy and a separate memorial bench program after staff reported that the existing rules are vague and that historic donations lack consistent documentation.
Community Services Director Chad Merritt said the current policy (last revised 2008) leaves unanswered questions about term length, whether naming rights are perpetual, how contributions are valued, and what happens to a named asset if it is rebuilt or damaged by storms. Merritt told council that many older memorial…
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