Park board approves minutes, recommends renaming East Park; staff to coordinate signage

The Amarillo Park and Recreation Board opened its Sept. 9 meeting, approved the previous meeting minutes by unanimous voice approval and then held a public hearing on a proposed renaming of East Park. Multiple family members and neighborhood committee leaders spoke in favor of naming the park for World War II veteran Gabriel Chavez.

A staff member answered questions about next steps and sign production, saying they would "get with park maintenance and figure it out" and that sign production "shouldn't take too terribly long." The board closed the hearing, moved and seconded a recommendation to the city council, and adjourned the meeting; the item will appear on a future city council agenda where residents were advised to sign up to speak.