Title
Public Hearing - Facility Renaming Application- Joshua Murray Boating and Safety Center
Action
ACTION:
1) Open Public hearing on the request to rename the facility - Joshua Murray Boating and Safety Center and
2) Close the public hearing and approve the naming of the office at Blythe Landing to the Joshua Murray Boating and Safety Center
Staff Contact: Peter Cook, Deputy Director
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Park and Recreation has received a Facility Naming Request from Chief David Baucom with the Cornelius Police Department. Park and Recreation has a small office at Blythe Landing, and Chief Baucom would like to name the office area for Joshua Murray (Naming Request, application and Petition Signatures attached.) The office would be named the Joshua Murray Boating and Safety Center. Joshua was a Cornelius Police Officer with the Lake Patrol Unit, until his off-duty medical event on 12/29/2021.
As outlined in the Park and Recreation Public Areas and Facility Naming Policy, the Park and Recreation Commission conducted two of required three public hearings which were held on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 and Wednesday, June 12, 2024 as well endorsed advancing the renaming application to the Board of County Commissioners. This request fulfills the scheduling of the third public hearing per guidelines.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
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POLICY IMPACT:
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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