The former Rosenwald School property in East Altamonte is one vote away from a permanent name, and the people who live around it picked it.
Seminole County commissioners will consider naming the county-owned land at 1096 Merritt St. "Rosenwald Legacy Park" when they meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27. The proposal is listed on the county manager's consent agenda.
How the name was chosen
According to the county's agenda item, attendees at a Sept. 30 community meeting voted on what to call the future park, and Rosenwald Legacy Park drew the most votes. Deputy County Manager Tricia Johnson submitted it under the county's asset-naming policy, Section 3.60 of the administrative code, which requires several sign-offs before a name reaches the board.
Those reviews were completed last week. The county's Parks and Preservation Advisory Committee backed the name at its Oct. 21 meeting; chairman Mark Brandenburg wrote that parks staff had told members neighbors preferred it, and that "given that there is public support for that name, the PPAC supports naming the new park Rosenwald Legacy Park."
The next day, Emergency Management Director Alan Harris, whose office handles 911 addressing, reported no conflicts with existing names.
If commissioners agree, the new name would replace the working labels the county has used for the site, including Rosenwald Park, Rosenwald School and Rosenwald Community Center, according to Johnson's request to the addressing office.
Groundbreaking Thursday
The vote comes two days before the county breaks ground on the property's community center, set for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29. The county's project page invites residents and community partners to attend.
