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

[Bill Flournoy]

Bill --- you got it. I understand their concern about naming facilities 
for people, because it can easily get political and out-of-hand, even if 
there are specific conditions on what is allowed [such as, the person 
has to have been deceased for X-years before they can be considered]. So 
our alternatives seem to be: (1) object to the proposed policy 
amendment, (2) suggest a set of conditions to guide/inform consideration 
of applications for naming greenway facilities for people, and/or (3) 
not oppose the amendment, but seek a specific commitment for recognition 
of the Brimley brothers in the Walnut Creek Wetlands Park and education 
center project. Whichever alternative is pursued, we will have to engage 
the PR&G Advisory Board and City Council as this moves forward.

Bill Bussey wrote:

> 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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