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Advisory board to recommend against renaming Willamette Park, citing cost and limited benefit
Summary
After council discussion surfaced the idea of renaming Willamette Park, the parks advisory board unanimously agreed to draft an advisory to council opposing a renaming because of cost and lack of a compelling reason.
Members raised a council-level conversation about renaming Willamette Park and discussed whether the advisory board should weigh in. Staff said any renaming would follow the board's naming process and come to the advisory board for review.
Several members argued renaming would cause unnecessary expense and confusion — one member said he could see "no good reason to rename one of our parks." After discussion the board agreed to draft and forward an advisory to council opposing the renaming on cost and priority grounds.
"We do not support renaming Willamette Park due to cost," the board recorded as the advisory direction; members also said there was no compelling operational reason to pursue a renaming at this time. The board asked staff to prepare a formal advisory for the council that documents cost concerns and other priorities the city faces.
