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Salina advisory board backs relocating Earl J. Bondi memorial to Berkeley Family Recreation Area
Summary
After public comment split between preserving the monument at Sunset Park and moving it where more users see it, the Parks and Rec Advisory Board recommended the city commission approve relocating the Earl J. Bondi memorial to Fields 1–2 at Berkeley Family Recreational Area and advancing the municipal naming process.
The Salina Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on Jan. 21 recommended the City Commission consider relocating the Earl J. Bondi memorial from its longtime site south of Sunset Park to Fields 1 and 2 at the Berkeley Family Recreational Area.
Staff opened a public hearing on a municipal naming application, explained the multi‑step naming process and said a city clerk affidavit confirmed the request conforms to the Salina municipal facilities naming guidelines. The city commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the request on the second Monday in February, staff said.
Residents and veteran volunteers were sharply split in comments. Jackie Bedrickson Connor Pester, who said she lives across from Sunset Ball Diamond and has…
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