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0 0 63o,( 20 F.CF 371 N7. NAMING PROCESS A. At the time park land or facility is acquired, but before development occurs, the Manager, Director, Superintendent, etc., will assign a nondescript temporary working name for the area or facility. B. Once the development is initiated, the Manager, Director, Superintendent, etc., will receive naming applications in writing for review by their respective Board. C. After a name is decided upon by the respective advisory and/or governing board, public notice of the recommended Qualifying Name will occur twice during a sixty (60) day pubtic-notice period. D. For an individual (excluding historically significant individuals) to be considered, that person must have contributed significantly to the acquisition or development of the ftcility or park, to the part: system, or overall community. The individual contribution must compliment or support the mission of the respective Board or department. Substantial contribution may consist of volunteer services, the provision of land or monetary donation. The recommended name must be accompanied by a biographical sketch which shall provide evidence of contributions to the department, park, facility, park system or community overall. The person must be of' line moral character and demonstrated leadership qualities. E. After the sixty (60) day public-notice period, the Director, with the approval of their Board, will submit the recommended name to the Lee County Board of Commissioners for Final approval. V1. RENAMING A. The renaming of facilities and parks is st-ongly discouraged. It is recommended that efforts to change it name be subject to the most critical examination so as not to diminish the original justification for the name or discount the value 01' the prior contributors. B. Facilities and parks named after individuals should never be changed unless it is found that the individual's personal character is or was such that the continued use of their name for a facility or park would not be in the best interest of the community. C. In order for a facility or park to be considered for renaming, the recommended name must qualify according to Section V of this policy. v1I. OTHER NAMING ALTF.,RNATIvIZS A. Facilities and parks that are donated to Lee County can be named by deed restriction by the donor. The naming and acceptance of land is subject to approval by the respective Boards. B. Facilities within parks, i.e. playgrounds, picnic shelters, etc. generally shall not be named separately from the parks and facilities they are in. I-lowever, should the issue arise, they should be subject to the general approving policies in