Summary
The commission recommended naming the MLK Jr. Park facility after Dale Clinton, a 99-year-old civil rights leader who helped establish the center in 1974. Community members collected 400+ signatures and asked the city to also reactivate the underused facility.
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Last discussed Mar 19, 2026.
Impact analysis
Signage costs estimated up to $25,000, funding source not yet identified.
The Clinton family, the historically Black cultural district community, and nonprofits housed in the center.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Parks and Recreation Commission - Mar 19, 2026
The commission recommended naming the MLK Jr. Park facility after Dale Clinton, a 99-year-old civil rights leader who helped establish the center in 1974. Community members collected 400+ signatures and asked the city to also reactivate the underused facility.
Parks and Recreation Commission Governance Committee - Mar 12, 2026
The full commission will consider recommending renaming the Central Facilities Center at Martin Luther King Jr. Park after Dale Clinton, a living community activist — an exception to the city's usual one-year waiting rule. About 400 residents signed a petition supporting it.
Parks and Recreation Commission - Feb 19, 2026
The City Council referred a request to rename the Central Facilities Center at MLK Park to the Dell Clinton Community Facility Center; the Commission will likely take it up in March, with signage costs estimated up to $25,000.
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