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Council continues decision on renaming Ed Perry and Phillips fields to 'Needles Little League Baseball Complex'
Summary
Council discussed a citizen request to designate the two adjacent fields as a single 'Needles Little League Baseball Complex,' heard concerns about vandalism, signage costs and legal limits on locking public parks, and voted to continue the matter to a future agenda for more information and public input.
A citizen letter from the Needles Little League vice president proposed renaming Ed Perry Field and Phillips Field as the Needles Little League Baseball Complex. Council heard public comments and council member remarks weighing community recognition against preserving existing field names and the limits of city authority over public parks.
Speakers described repeated vandalism at the fields and requested that a change in designation might help secure the sites. One council member urged caution about removing the existing names that honor individuals. City staff clarified the legal and procedural limits: naming the property would not give the city authority to lock public parkfields; the fields remain public parks and any change of signage or formal naming would follow the city's 2022 naming policy.
After discussion, a motion to continue the matter to the next agenda was moved and seconded; the council voted to continue the item so the individual who submitted the letter and additional stakeholders can appear and the council can consider signage costs and the formal naming resolution process. City staff said they will bring a resolution forward for council direction only if the council provides that direction at a later meeting.
