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Council agrees to recognize longtime contributors and to defer naming-rights policy
Summary
Council members agreed to recognize long-serving residents with a plaque at a future meeting and to develop a process for naming rights later; the naming-rights policy item was deferred for fuller discussion at a future workshop.
A council member asked that the town create a simple recognition—such as a plaque and a short ceremony—honoring long-serving residents Elona and Malcolm Balfour. Several council members supported a brief recognition at a future council meeting and said a larger naming-rights policy requires more time and a clear process so the town can treat all candidates fairly.
"We have to come up with a process because there are so many people that have put in so much effort to make this town what it is," a council member said, urging the creation of consistent criteria. The council agreed to reserve a future meeting to present honors and to take up a naming-rights policy at a later workshop.
