City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration to Name the Four Mile Run Park Edison Street Entrance in Honor of Betty King.
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ISSUE: City Council consideration to name the Four Mile Run Park Edison Street Entrance in honor of Betty King.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Consider the naming of the Four Mile Run Park Edison Street Entrance in honor of Betty King; and
2. Schedule a public hearing for Saturday, September 16, 2017 and adopt the recommendation of the City Naming Committee to naming of the Four Mile Run Park Edison Street Entrance in honor of Betty King.
BACKGROUND: Betty King was a longtime resident of Hume Springs from 1985 to 2016 and her home overlooked Four Mile Run Park, where she enjoyed long walks in the park on a daily basis. Mrs. King served the City as a member of the Arlandria Small Area Planning Group; Four Mile Run Restoration Joint Task Force; and played an instrumental role in the partnership between residents and Alexandria Police Department to eject drug dealers from the Hume Springs neighborhood in the 1990s.
Mrs. King's passion was contributing to her community. Mrs. King was a longtime member and past officer of Hume Springs Citizens Association; volunteered as a science tutor to elementary and middle school neighborhood children for the Hume Springs Citizens Association's Thursday Night Tutoring Program; and ran for Alexandria City Council as an independent in 1991.
DISCUSSION: In response to the proposal from the Hume Springs Civic Association (Attachment 1), the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities (RPCA) solicited public comment on the proposed naming of the Four Mile Run Park Edison Street Entrance in honor of Betty King from May 2, 2017 through May 31, 2017 ...
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