Goal


Change the racist name

Description


Status: Pending Resolution
Established: January 1st, 2019
Resolved: February 1st, 2020
Named For: Jesse J. Finley

In January 2019, the Gainesville City Commission named a city park in honor of Finley. The vote to name the park for Finley was unanimous.


In February 2020, the City of Gainesville City Commission removed Finley's name from the park, by a unanimous vote. The City process to approve a new name required input from a citizen advisory board. The City suspended advisory board activity during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The park remained unnamed through the pandemic.

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