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Commission sends contested new park name back for further community consideration
Summary
Commissioners declined to approve the staff-recommended name for a new park (recommendation: Navarro), citing close citywide vote counts and community concerns about the engagement process; commission directed staff to return with the top three options (including a combined 'Unity–Navarro Park') for further review.
The commission considered a staff recommendation to name a new park after an individual (the staff-recommended name referenced in the record). Parks Director David Markwood outlined the city’s park‑naming process, noting 164 name suggestions and a stakeholder group of 10 residents that selected six finalists.
Several commissioners said they had heard community concerns about parts of the process —…
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