Names for New Park Go to Board of Alderman for Final Decision

The final decision in the , located between and , is now up to the .

A total of 20 nominations were received from residents and classrooms. A committee picked their top choices from that list:

• Discovery Park
• Heritage Waters
• Northview Nature Nook
• Stone Bridge
• Northview Nature Park
• Echo Brook Park
• Noah's pARK

Parks Director Mary Jo Dessieux sent a memo to the Board of Aldermen on May 31 with the naming committee's top choices. The board will now discuss and vote on a winner.

The new park was created after the city completed a storm water project to provide flood relief.

The city website state that the site will serve as an outdoor class room for local schools, a pocket park for the neighborhood, and "a quiet respite for nature lovers."