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Resident urges council to name Island Park for Theodore Clark Peters
Summary
Scott Becker urged the council to consider naming Island Park after Theodore Clark Peters, citing Peters’s historical philanthropy—founding contributions toward a hospital and the city’s first public library—and suggested development of the waterfront as a community asset.
Scott Becker addressed the council during public forum and proposed naming Island Park after Theodore Clark Peters, who Becker said contributed to early community institutions including a hospital and Neenah’s first public library.
Becker outlined Peters’s historical legacy—supporting a hospital that began with 25 beds and securing an Andrew Carnegie grant for the library—and argued developing Island Park could create a waterfront amenity comparable to other local parks. He asked the council to consider the proposal and to move forward on long-discussed plans for Island Park.
