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Commissioner Caraway asks committee to consider naming future Columbia County park for Don Skinner
Summary
Commissioner Caraway asked the Community Emergency Services Committee to move a request to name a future county park after former Commissioner Don Skinner into debate; staff noted county code discourages naming public facilities but does not prohibit it and no final naming decision was recorded.
Commissioner Caraway asked the Community Emergency Services Committee to consider naming a future Columbia County park in honor of Don Skinner, a longtime local official and banker. County staff told the committee that while county code discourages naming county-owned buildings and facilities, it does not forbid the practice, and Commissioner Caraway moved the request into debate.
In his remarks Commissioner Caraway described Skinner as having served in multiple roles in Columbia County — on the tax assessor's office, the parks and recreation board, and as a banker for about 40 years — and recommended the committee debate the naming request. The motion to move the item into debate was seconded and recorded in the transcript, but the meeting record does not show a final vote to adopt the park name.
The committee did not record a subsequent decision on the naming during this meeting; staff indicated the item would continue through committee debate before a final determination.
Next steps for the request were not specified in the transcript.
