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REQUEST TO OFFICIALLY NAME
COLUMBIA BEACH PARK IN HONOR OF HELEN DORIA
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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 Columbia Beach Park in honor of Helen Doria.
II. Park Naming Information
Proposed Park: Columbia Beach Park, Park #1251
Location: 1041 W. Columbia Ave. Chicago, IL. 60626
Community Area: 1- Rogers Park
Ward: 49
Proposed Name: Helen Doria Beach Park
III. Park Naming Procedures
Pursuant to Chapter VII, Section E (1) of the Code of the Chicago Park District, this request to name Park Pratt Beach Park was forwarded to the Secretary of the Chicago Park District, who filed a copy of this request 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 site. Elected officials were also notified of the proposal, including the alderman of the ward in which the park is located.
The notice period of forty-five (45) days soliciting public input regarding the naming proposal was initiated on February 16, 2016. There has been positive support for this proposal from the Loyola Park Advisory Council and Alderman Joe Moore of the 49th Ward, as well as Congressman Jan Schakowsky, Cook County Clerk David Orr, and Chicago Public Schools CEO (and former CPD General Superintendent) Forrest Claypool; and the Rogers Park Neighbors. Since the notice was posted, the Chicago Park District also received support for this proposal from the Rogers Park/ West Ridge Historical Society, the Young Women's Leadership Charter School of Chicago, and numerous individuals including Marj Halperin, Harriet Russell, Earl Manesky, Tony Karman, Randy Mehrberg, Alison Zehr, and Katy Donlon.
The Chicago Park District has received one letter objecting to the naming proposal....
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