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Cerritos council approves memorial bench for Chelsea Bankhead; applicant to cover installation costs
Summary
After public testimony from family and friends, the council approved a bench dedication at Friendship Park honoring Chelsea Bankhead. An initial motion to have the city cover costs failed; council later approved the request with costs to be borne by the applicant (vote 3–1 with 1 recusal).
The Cerritos City Council voted Aug. 28 to approve installing and naming a memorial bench at Friendship Park in honor of Chelsea Bankhead, a longtime park patron who died in 2023. The council approved the request on a motion that requires the applicant to bear installation costs; the vote was 3–1 with one recusal.
Courtney Bankhead, Chelsea’s sister, asked the council to recognize Chelsea’s daily presence at Friendship Park, saying the bench would ‘‘give our family a place to sit and…
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