Misrepresented

christopher watts has left a new comment on your post "E-Mail Flurry":

Clr. Buck,

Could you please help me to clarify my understanding of the issue of naming this park.

On page 14 of the 2011 Capital Projects report available online here:
http://www.town.aurora.on.ca/app/wa/mediaEntry?mediaEntryId=58159

Project 73133 is listed as "David English Park"

Under Explanation/Highlights it reads:

"This Park has been named David English Park resulting from Council approved fundraising event where the naming rights of this proposed park were sold."

Am I to understand that there were two fundraising events to name the same park?

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No.... there was one fundraising event.  It was a hospital building fund event, I believe. The town donated naming rights for two separate parks to the auction . Several thousands of dollars were bid on each. It was highly  successful. The former Mayor was very pleased by the amount of money raised in this fashion. As were the organisers ,I imagine.