Charlottesville Releases Top Choices for New Names of City Parks

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) -

The results are in, and the people of Charlottesville have spoken in the latest park renaming survey hosted by the city.

"I just like the people, the idea of the people suggesting and choosing a name that they would like 'cause that's the way Charlottesville is supposed to be," says Mary Carey, who lives in Charlottesville and was the driving force behind the renaming campaign.

Carey authored a petition and collected signatures back in October in an attempt to get council to consider renaming the parks. In February, she delivered that petition to City Council.

"The happy part is that they gave the citizens a chance to make a choice and to choose what they desire for a park for a chance, instead of just going behind closed doors and throwing something at them," says Carey.

The city said it would not consider Lee or Jackson as name options, but it still received 1,825 write-in votes for Lee. That’s more than either Market Street or Vinegar Hill received.

HUH? So the City Council claims to be in favor of giving the people a choice in naming, yet dismisses their top choice? This reminds me of elections in Cuba and Russia. Guess that's the way "Charlottesville is supposed to be".

Link: http://www.nbc29.com/story/37896630/charlottesville-releases-top-choices-for-new-names-of-city-parks

Posted: 04/09/2018 at 07:08AM

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Charlottesville Releases Top Choices for New Names of City Parks -- PalmyraHoo 04/09/2018 07:08AM

Dogwood Park and Rivanna Park. Dishes are done. Lets move on. ** -- Hooddihsm 04/09/2018 1:20PM

Throw the pasty white snowflakes a bone: Trailer Park. In their honor. 🤫 ** -- WahooRQ 04/09/2018 1:26PM

On-line surveys have no validity IMO -- NJHoo 04/09/2018 11:40AM

Somebody probably should have clued the Cville city council in to that. -- hoolstoptheheels 04/09/2018 1:27PM

It does not surprise me that 1,900 people in C'Ville don't care that -- 111Balz 04/09/2018 08:34AM

I wish these Confederates would go back where they came from. ;) ** -- Seattle .Hoo 04/09/2018 09:31AM

If those people are truly offended they should have voted. More -- Cold Hoober Hoo 04/09/2018 09:27AM

It wasn't an election. It was a survey. I'm a C'Ville resident and i don't -- 111Balz 04/09/2018 09:50AM

Therein lies the issue though... -- Hoo23 04/09/2018 11:56AM

Most Germans who fought in WWII didn't do it to eradicate the Jews either. -- WahooRQ 04/09/2018 12:44PM

The South attempted to exit from the Union in order to preserve the right -- 111Balz 04/09/2018 12:10PM

I’m sure there are some who feel that way, but if you spend -- Cold Hoober Hoo 04/09/2018 10:24AM

...plus monuments were about 3-4 outrages ago ** -- Tuckahokie 04/09/2018 09:37AM

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish. -- PalmyraHoo 04/09/2018 08:53AM

That is pure silliness. or worse ** -- 111Balz 04/09/2018 09:00AM

You won't find that quote in Rolling Stone ... -- PalmyraHoo 04/09/2018 09:53AM

You seem to think your post was relevant to this discussion. Other than -- 111Balz 04/09/2018 10:02AM

The Lee/Jackson write in folks should have gone with Traveller's Park or -- Tuckahokie 04/09/2018 08:24AM

Horse shit! ** -- PalmyraHoo 04/09/2018 08:50AM

Oh the humanity. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 04/09/2018 07:35AM

Did you see the part about them not considering Lee or Jackson? -- hooyorkcity 04/09/2018 07:35AM

Winning the popular vote doesn’t matter. ** -- Cold Hoober Hoo 04/09/2018 07:32AM

Noooooooooo!! ** -- wahoo138 04/09/2018 07:27AM