The City of Boca Raton needs your help with officially naming the ‘new’ downtown waterfront multiuse park informally known as Wildflower Park. The City’s website will direct you to a survey (see link below): “Help us name a New Park.” The City has enumerated “naming guidelines” to include:
- Historical relevance
- Geographic location
- Geological features
- Community identity
- Prominent site activities
To be frank, this soon-to-be park was going to be ‘leased’ for 45 years for private commercial development; and was only saved by the hard work of residents who petitioned the City Council to have the question of commercialization put before the people for a vote. Organizers and volunteers collected 2,068 signatures. In that 2016 election, 67% of Boca Raton residents voted in favor of making it a park. Therefore, it is both easy and logical to conclude that without the dedication of the petitioners, the City wouldn’t even be asking this question of “historical relevance” or naming the park.
I think honoring the historical relevance is of great importance and should be preserved in the park’s name. Additionally, when taking the City’s naming guidelines into consideration; I believe the park should be named “Petitioner’s Wildflower Downtown Waterfront Multiuse Park” – or simply “Petitioner’s Wildflower Park.”
Please vote here: https://www.myboca.us/1773/Wildflower-Silver-Palm-Park-Site
