The Hooksett Heritage Commission proposed renaming Lambert Park to "Alfred J. Lambert Riverside Park at Anahooksett Falls" and installing three educational information plaques to interpret the site
9s indigenous, industrial and modern histories.

A Heritage Commission presenter read a detailed proposal citing archival references to the falls (rendered in the proposal as Anahooksett or Anahooks At Falls), consultation with Abenaki and Pennacook representatives, and the Lambert family
9s role in creating the park. The presenter said the commission had conducted outreach and that Native representatives had "expressed support for reviving the name." The Heritage Commission said the new name would restore Alfred J. Lambert
9s full name to the park sign (the presenter said the park originally opened in 1982 as "AJ Lambert Riverside Park").

Several Parks and Recreation members raised concerns about changing the park
9s main sign. The presenter reported that Jeanette (surname provided in the commission
9s research) had told commissioners "I want it to remain the same" and that the family
9s principal concern was that Alfred J. Lambert remain prominently honored. The presenter said she had spent two hours with Jeanette and that Jeanette accepted the proposed compromise of the primary line reading "Alfred J. Lambert Riverside Park" with the indigenous place-name in smaller type beneath it.

Park commissioners and members of the public debated whether the historical information should go on the main sign or be presented on separate plaques. One Parks member said the main sign should keep the Lambert name prominent and that the additional history could be conveyed on the three proposed panels. Another member said the proposed combined name was "too much" for a primary entrance sign. Multiple speakers also raised questions about archaeological evidence, the location of historic settlements versus the present-day park footprint, and placement of the new informational panels so they do not obstruct recreational activity.

During the meeting Parks and Recreation members took two formal votes related to the item. First, Parks members recorded a negative consensus on adding the indigenous place-name to the main, single park sign: the record in the meeting minutes states that the vote on adding "Anahooksett Falls" (or similar wording) to the single primary sign resulted in opposition (meeting notes record three "no" votes to one "yes"). That question was framed around whether the large entrance sign should be expanded to include the historic place-name in addition to the park
9s Lambert dedication.

Second, the commission approved a motion permitting the Heritage Commission to present the three proposed informational plaques to town council, pending mutual agreement with Parks and Recreation on where those plaques would be located. A motion was made and seconded; the minutes record the approval with affirmative votes in the meeting (commission members said, "Aye"). The Heritage Commission said it will fund the smaller informational plaques and indicated it would provide mock-ups and final verbiage; Parks and Recreation staff requested mock-ups be routed to administrative staff and a field visit before final location decisions.

Public commenters praised the Heritage Commission
9s research and asked the boards to avoid pressuring an elderly family member over the sign wording. Parks and Recreation agreed to schedule a site visit for commissioners and staff at Lambert Park before the next meeting (the boards set a follow-up meeting at the park on June 17 to discuss plaque placement and final details).

The Heritage Commission and Parks and Recreation also reviewed mock-ups for the three informational panels (the commission provided example artwork similar to the town
9s Riverwalk Trail tables). Speakers asked the sign vendor to round or protect corners and to include QR codes and corrected spellings on the mock-ups. Parks maintenance staff warned about underlying concrete and buried debris in proposed install locations and asked for scheduling lead time for installation work.