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Mills council tables renaming Mills Memorial Park after veterans raise concerns
Summary
Council voted to table Ordinance 833, which would rename Mills Memorial Park to 'Service and Sacrifice Park,' after veterans raised objections and council members discussed name length and fundraising impacts; Veterans Commission invited to work session for further input.
The Mills council voted to table Ordinance 833, a proposal to rename Mills Memorial Park to 'Service and Sacrifice Park.' Council members said the name had generated negative responses from veterans and that the proposed phrasing was considered long by some members. One council member asked how the group that had been fundraising would recoup $685 already spent on paperwork if the name changed.
Council agreed to invite the Veterans Commission to the scheduled work session so veterans could provide input and to have Council Member McCarthy present additional name suggestions. A motion to table the ordinance carried after a voice vote that included both 'Aye' and 'Nay' responses on the record.
Council members emphasized a desire to hear veteran perspectives in a work session before deciding on a final name or requiring the fundraising group to refile paperwork. No final renaming action was taken at this meeting.
