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Parks Board approves Dec. 5 minutes and unanimously recommends naming Peters Colony veterans plaza for Douglas A. Brown
Summary
At its meeting the Parks Board approved its Dec. 5, 2024 minutes and unanimously voted to forward a recommendation to Town Council to name the veterans plaza area at Peters Colony Memorial Park the Douglas A. Brown Veterans Plaza.
The Flower Mound Parks Board took two formal actions at the meeting: it approved the board minutes from Dec. 5, 2024, and it voted unanimously to recommend Town Council consider naming the veterans plaza area at Peters Colony Memorial Park the Douglas A. Brown Veterans Plaza.
Minutes approval: A motion to approve the Dec. 5, 2024 minutes passed unanimously on a voice/roll-call vote. The board recorded the following members voting in favor: Chris Chastain, Susan Barela, Holly Royer, Rick Kenyon, Mark Mayer and Jennifer Romaszewski.
Veterans plaza naming: After a staff presentation and remarks from members of the veterans community, the Parks Board moved to approve for Town Council consideration naming the Veterans Plaza area at Peters Colony Memorial Park as the Douglas A. Brown Veterans Plaza. The motion passed unanimously by the same recorded vote of Chris Chastain, Susan Barela, Holly Royer, Rick Kenyon, Mark Mayer and Jennifer Romaszewski. Staff emphasized this vote is a recommendation to Town Council; final naming authority rests with Council.
Background provided to the board described Douglas A. Brown as a World War II veteran who served more than two decades in the U.S. Army, volunteered with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, taught English as a second language for 12 years, served as an election judge, served on the town's veterans liaison board, and refurbished computers for community members. Speakers at the meeting noted Brown's long service to veterans and the community; his age was stated as approaching 100 years old in October. The Parks Board will forward the naming recommendation to Town Council for consideration at an upcoming Council meeting.
Procedural note: the board's vote was to forward the recommendation to Town Council; no final action to install signage or rename the facility occurred at the Parks Board meeting.
