- October 12, 2024
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If the City Council approves it, a local trail will be named after the late community safety activist Al Krier, who organized the Safety on Cimmaron group.
The trail that Parks and Recreation staff proposed for the renaming at an April 11 workshop is the walking trail from Cimmaron Drive to European Village.
Krier fought for safety measures for Cimmaron Drive to help protect children, bikers, joggers and other pedestrians, his daughter Roseanne Dunn told the Observer. She said her father was always worried about pedestrians using Cimmaron.
“This is a symbolic way to pay homage to him,” Dunn said. “He would love to be on that trail.”
The council will vote on the renaming at its next business meeting, on April 18.
Parks and Recreation Director James Hirst also presented options for naming a community facility after former Councilman and Mayor Jon Netts, who died in 2021. It is one of the City Council’s priorities to name something in honor of Netts, who served on the council as mayor or as councilman for 15 years.
Staff reached out to Netts’ family to get an idea of what kind of facility the family would prefer. Hirst said Priscilla Netts, Jon Netts’ wife, said the Community Center was her preference.
Other options included individual rooms or the park at the Community Center, a walking trail or a park or sports field. Core facilities — like City Hall — are not applicable for renaming.
A nomination must be filed, then to be approved by the Beautification Environmental Advisory Committee, before it comes to council for a vote.
