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Mayor John Lassch invites Aurora residents to vote on names for four baby falcons
Summary
Mayor John Lassch announced that more than 400 residents suggested names for four baby falcons hatched on Aurora City Hall and opened a public vote on 10 candidate names; winners will be announced in about a week.
Mayor John Lassch announced that more than 400 Aurora residents submitted name suggestions for four baby falcons recently hatched on Aurora City Hall and invited the community to vote on a shortlist of 10 names.
The announcement, delivered at City Hall, included a reading of the candidate names and a call for public participation. "You, the Aurora residents, get a vote, and the top 4 will be the names of these 4 baby falcons," Lassch said, and added, "This is gonna be a lot of fun." He credited resident Vernon Labiette with suggesting the name "Verne." The list of names read aloud included Verne; Aurora; Hope; George; Fox; Galena; Wayne; Skye; and Ringo.
The mayor said voting will be open to city residents and that the four winning names will be announced in about a week. The announcement framed the naming as a community activity tied to the hatch at City Hall and did not include any formal council action, budget decisions, or changes to city policy.
The city did not provide a specific voting start date or the method of voting in the announcement; those details were not specified in the transcript. The mayor said the winners would be announced in about a week, which is the next public milestone mentioned in the statement.
