[Greenway-board] Re: UPDATE - Brimley Brothers Trail Naming Application

[Bill Bussey]

Hi Bill,

So let me get this straight. While they support the recognition of the 
Brimley's, they are making a recommendation that the City should 
restrict the naming of greenways to only geographic features, such as 
the "Crabtree Creek Greenway," the "Neuse River Greenway" etc.

Wouldn't this not permit renaming or naming of greenways for Dr. Brimley?

They seem to have taken our request as an excuse to clarify or make 
policy. That is too bad. It sounds like this is a step in the wrong 
direction.

I think we'd prefer that they not recommend this policy, so that there 
will be a chance for this with a future Greenways Advisory Board. The 
current Board, which obviously doesn't want to name greenways in honor 
of people, wants to make this a policy. If they do this, then we, or the 
Brimley heirs, won't be able to bring this up in the future.

Oh well... Sorry to stir up the pot!

Happy Trails,

Bill Bussey

Bill Flournoy wrote:

> When the application from the Triangle Greenways Council went before 
> Raleigh's Parks, Recreation and Greenways Advisory Board, it was heard 
> and then sent to a committee for further review. That committee review 
> occurred today. After approximately thirty minutes of wide ranging 
> discussion the committee adopted a recommendation to go back to the 
> full Board for consideration and possible submission to the City 
> Council. They took no specific action on the application to name part 
> of the Walnut Creek Greenway trail for the Brimley Brothers. Instead, 
> they recommended amendment of the City's existing naming policy to 
> restrict the naming of greenway trails to geographic features. While 
> there was general support for recognition of the Brimley's, there was 
> no consensus on how that should be done, and that was not made part of 
> the recommendation. Over the next couple of weeks, a strategy for how 
> to proceed with the PR&G Advisory Board and/or the City Council needs 
> to be developed, and I will appreciated your thoughts on this.
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