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Advisory board seeks Town Board approval of facility naming policy before acting on requests
Summary
The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board reviewed a draft naming policy intended to standardize requests to name town facilities and said it will ask the Town Board to approve the policy so the advisory board may consider naming applications.
The advisory board reviewed a previously drafted town naming policy and said it will ask the Town Board to adopt the policy so the committee can consider naming requests in an organized manner.
Board members said a naming policy would cover town facilities and memorials; it was created after ad hoc naming discussions in recent years and includes an application form and criteria. The committee noted that several local features (base trails, ballfields and memorials) are already named and that the absence of an approved policy complicates new requests.
A committee member recommended forwarding the draft to the town board’s workshop and to the town board meeting so the policy can be adopted. The committee also discussed renaming provisions, donor recognition, and whether the town or a private donor should initiate naming requests.
Next steps: The advisory board will resubmit the draft naming policy to the Town Board (tomorrow/next workshop) and requested it be placed on the October 6 town board agenda for action. The committee said it would then be positioned to review any outstanding naming applications under an approved policy.
Ending: Committee members emphasized that adopting a formal naming policy will allow the advisory board to respond appropriately to incoming requests without improvising procedures.
