Official Minutes
BOARD OF HONOR
Meeting
November 15, 2997
Members Present: Mr. John Wells; Mr. Billy Watson; Mr. Bob Hydrick;
Judge Bobby Peters; and Judge Michael Cielinski.
Members Absent: Mr. Milton Hirsch; Jack Land; Judge Clay Land
Mailouts: Initial request from Ms. Ann McDuffie, Headmaster/Principal of St.
Luke School to name the new skate board park in honor of Jonathan Hatcher was
submitted by the Council as called for by Councilor Davis.
Clerk of Council, Ms. Tiny Washington called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m.
in Judge Bobby Peters? Conference Room, 4th Floor, Government Center. There was
a quorum present for the meeting.
Request: (1) Install a ?Memorial Statute? honoring fallen Soldiers
(2) Name the new Skateboard Park honoring the memory of
Jonathan
Hatcher:
Mr. Billy Watson reiterated the purpose of the board - to name something after
a person. This particular meeting discussed two issues: (1) Install statute for
Fallen Soldiers and (2) Name new Skateboard Park to honor Jonathan Hatcher.
After reviewing supporting documents (location, size, cost to the city and
pictures) of statute for fallen Soldiers; hearing the statue has already been
purchased, and given the significance of such a gesture, the board voted in
favor of the statute.
Mr. Bob Hydrick made a motion to approve the request for the statute for fallen
Soldiers. This motion was seconded by Mr. John Wells and carried unanimously by
those five members present for this meeting.
The next issued discussed was naming of the new Skateboard Park to honor
Jonathan Hatcher. Mr. Bob Hydrick provided some background information about
the individual stating the he was a Columbus State University Student who was
very involved in church activities and as such was also very instrumental in
gathering information for such a skateboard park. Jonathan Hatcher also drew
sketches of what he thinks the park should look like. It is not known if those
sketches provided by Jonathan Hatcher was used for the proposal of which this
meeting is being held.
Judge Peters inquired about the location of the park and was informed by other
members of the board and Clerk of Council (Ms. Tiny Washington) stated that
location for said park would be somewhere in the South Commons area.
Mr. John Wells asked about funding and was informed that some funding has
already been approved. Satisfied with the information provided Mr. John Wells
made a motion to approve the skateboard park. This motion was seconded by Mr.
Bob Hydrick and was carried by unanimously by those five members present for
this meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 3:35 p.m.
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Shondell V. Duncan
Recording Secretary.
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