Austin opens park naming to the public

Courtesy That Other Paper  Mon, 05/19/2008 - 3:55pm

photo / Dystopian_Optimist   Austin has another new park, and they’re letting the public name it, just like they did last November.

(After a long dispute over whether the park should be named for the Butlers, who are the family who donated the land, or the activists who turned it into a park, Austin City Council decided to name it Butler Park.) The new park is located downtown by the American Legion Travis Post 76 and the Hike and Bike...


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