The dedication for Andrew H. Young Park was extended this week after a longtime companion of Young’s requested it be held in May, District 3 officials said.
District 3 chose to honor Jeannine Kikkert’s request and reschedule the dedication for May 22, said Chief of Staff Ryan Klobas.
“She wanted to push it back to be closer to the date of his death,” he said.
Alicia Watson of R-7A, the advisory committee that is planning the dedication, said persistent rain also played a role in the choice to push back the date. She expects the weather in May to be more appropriate for the outside ceremony, she said.
“The weather has been rotten and you can’t ask people to stand around in the rain,” she said.
The committee has encountered several recent delays for the dedication of the park because of renovations taking place and weather issues after R-7A decided at a meeting earlier this year to proceed with it as soon as possible. Klobas said postponing the dedication had nothing to do with unfinished renovations.
R-7A moved to push forward the dedication date because they felt they owed it to friends of Young.
Andrew H. Young was the former chairman of the Boulevard of Trees project and an advocate of beautifying Alamo.
The park is located in Alamo at the corner of Danville Boulevard and Jackson Way.
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