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REQUEST TO OFFICIALLY TO NAME
PARK NO. 543 AS PRINTERS ROW PARK
AND PARK NO. 568 AS WEST RIDGE NATURE PARK
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To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of the Chicago Park District
I. Recommendation
It is recommended that an order be entered authorizing the General Superintendent or his designee to officially name Park No. 543 as Printers Row Park and Park No. 568 as West Ridge Nature Park.
Proposed Park or feature: Park No. 543
Location: 632 South Dearborn Street
Community Area: Loop
Ward: 4
Proposed Name: Printers Row Park
Proposed Park or feature: Park No. 568
Location: 5801 North Western Avenue
Community Area: Lincoln Square
Ward: 40
Proposed Name: West Ridge Nature Park
II. Park Naming Procedures
Chapter VII, Section E of the Code of the Chicago Park District, (the Naming Ordinance), which governs the naming and renaming of parks and park features, states that if a proposed name honors a person, the (i) person shall have been deceased for a least one (1) year prior to consideration; and (ii) the person shall have demonstrated a continued commitment and made an extraordinary contribution to civic betterment, locally, nationally or internationally.
Pursuant to Chapter VII, Section E (1) of the Code of the Chicago Park District, these requests to name the parks were forwarded to the Secretary of the Chicago Park District, who filed a copy of these requests with the Committee on Programs and Recreation and initiated a notice period to solicit public input. Notices were posted in parks and sent to advisory councils located within a one-mile radius of the park sites. Elected officials were also notified of the proposal, including the alderman of the wards in which the parks are located.
The notice period of forty-five (45) days soliciting public input regarding the naming proposals was initiated on _August 14, 2020, There has been positive support for these proposals from the aldermen and the community. Staff recommends that the Board appr...
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