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New park naming process down to top three
Little Raven Park, Strawberry Park, Vista Verde Park finalists for park north of Van Bibber trail
BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM


e City of Arvada has narrowed down the naming process for a new park located to the north of Van Bibber Creek Trail and southeast of the intersection of Ward Road and 58th Avenue. Little Raven Park, Strawberry Park, Vista Verde Park are the three nalists for the new park’s name.


Council will discuss the matter and bring forth a resolution on April 17 to decide the name of the park. Another option discussed but not ultimately selected as a nalist was SaBell Park, as the former SaBell Nursery used to occupy the site, and a nearby housing development also bears the SaBell name.
Arvada Parks must be named in honor of a geographic or ecological reference, a historical reference or an in uential gure, according to the city’s policy on park naming. e three nalist name proposals were culled through community engagement.

Little Raven Park is a name proposed by local residents Jennifer Roberts and Chris Dampf meant to honor Chief Little Raven of the Arapahoe tribe, who was a noted leader renowned for his ability to negotiate peace between both other tribes and white settlers in the late 1800s.
Multiple locals living near the park said they hoped the park name would honor the area’s indigenous heritage.
Strawberry Park was the top votegetter of the options the city put forth in the community engagement survey. e name references the area’s agricultural history; the fruit was originally grown along the creek.
Vista Verde Park was suggested as a culturally diverse name, which residents of the area seem to sup- port. It translates to “green view” park and would be the rst park in Arvada with a Spanish name. While council expressed support for each of the names, Little Raven Park and Strawberry Park seemed to be the early favorites based on discussion.
