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Pocatello staff, neighborhood group propose renaming Bonneville Community Park for Purse family
Summary
Parks staff and the Bonneville Neighborhood Association asked the Pocatello City Council at a work session to support renaming Bonneville Community Park to Purse Park to honor John and Idaho Purse and to reduce public confusion between two similarly named parks; staff will bring a resolution to the council for a vote next week.
Parks and Recreation staff and members of the Bonneville Neighborhood Association presented a proposal at a City of Pocatello work session to rename Bonneville Community Park (at 7th and East Fremont) to Purse Park in honor of John and Idaho Purse.
The proposal, presented by a Parks and Recreation staff member, said Idaho Purse coauthored the Triangle book and that the Purse family has been active locally, including in the NAACP, foster parenting, and HIV/AIDS awareness. The staff member said the neighborhood group collected signatures in…
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