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Committee Approves Renaming Peter Carl Limerick Park for 10 Sleepless Nights; Sponsors Seek Year‑Round Cultural Use
Summary
After testimony from community groups, cultural leaders and band members, the committee unanimously approved an amended measure to rename Peter Carl Limerick Park in Christiansted the 10 Sleepless Nights Park and urged funding and programming to make the park a year‑round cultural hub.
The Committee on Government Operations, Veterans Affairs and Consumer Protection voted Sept. 22 to support bill 36‑0121, an act to rename Peter Carl Limerick Park in Christiansted as the 10 Sleepless Nights Park (proposed amendment: use the full band name rather than an abbreviation) and to make appropriations to effectuate the change.
Sponsor Senator Marie C. James said the renaming would honor the Crucian band 10 Sleepless Nights (TSK), which has performed Quilbé and local cultural music for more than five decades and led community cultural programs including school workshops,…
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