City Of Raleigh: City To Consider Naming Opportunity For Play Plaza At Dorothea Dix Park

Raleigh NC

27 November, 2021

9:28 AM

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Press release from the City of Raleigh: Nov 26, 2021  At its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, the Raleigh City Council will hold a public hearing to hear comment on a proposal to name the Play Plaza project at Dorothea Dix Park the "Gipson Play Plaza."  The naming is being considered in recognition of a gift of $10,000,000 towards the Plaza Play project, gifted by Pat and Tom Gipson to the Dix Park Conservancy for the benefit of the Play Plaza project.   The Play Plaza consists of a 18.5 +/- acre area located within Dorothea Dix Park, adjacent to Lake Wheeler Road between Goode Street and Umstead Drive.  The proposed name will be applied to the Play Plaza for a period of thirty (30) years following execution of a written agreement committing the funds to the project.   The public hearing will be held during the evening City Council session, starting at 7 p.m.  Members of the public wishing to speak at the hearing may sign up in the same manner as for other hearings on the December 7 agenda.  This hearing is being set pursuant to the provisions of City Council Resolution 2021-278. Public Hearings for City Council This press release was produced by the City of Raleigh. The views expressed here are the author's own.