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Council directs staff to advance two park naming requests, denies Juneteenth tournament renaming
Summary
Council supported staff recommendations to move forward with resolutions to name the Denton Civic Center 'Quakertown Civic Center' and the day‑labor site for Popo Gonzales, and to deny a request to rename a Juneteenth softball tournament; Parks & Recreation and the Parks/Recreation/Beautification Board had earlier recommended those outcomes after public input.
Interim Parks & Recreation Director Lisonbee Wing presented three naming applications routed by the Parks, Recreation and Beautification Board: a request from Councilmember Byrd to rename the Denton Civic Center as "Quakertown Civic Center," an application from Dr. Rudy Rodriguez to name a currently‑unnamed day‑labor site the "Popo Gonzales Day Labor Site," and an application from David Martin to rename the…
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