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Chris Swope
Lansing City Clerk
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LANSING MEMORIAL REVIEW BOARD CRITERIA
PURPOSE:
Criteria outlined are to be used as guide for the Lansing Memorial Review Board to evaluate
applications and provide transparency for the naming and renaming of parks, streets,bridges,
buildings, green space, community gardens, trees, and benches owned by the City of Lansing.
The Lansing Memorial Board recognizes the permanency and impact of recommendations made
by the Board and will strive to limit controversy and negative impact with regard to the
memorials. The Board also recognizes the positive impact memorials can have on the reputation
of the City of Lansing.
OBJECTIVES:
• Enhance a sense of community within the City through the naming and renaming of
public memorials.
• Ensure that the names given are consistent with the values and characteristics of the City.
• Assure the quality of the name so that it will serve that purpose of the City in a permanent
manner.
• Encourage public participation and input so as to fully represent the best interests of the
area affected.
• Encourage and recognize the dedication of lands or donations by individuals or groups to
the City.
STREETS AND BRIDGES:
Renaming streets and bridges involves a major change to a well-known landmark in the City and
represents a major change affecting many residents,business owners, visitors and others. The
likelihood of controversy is very high given the magnitude of change.
• Ideally the person being memorialized is deceased.
• Applicant must cover the entire cost of the change.
• The contribution of the honoree must have advanced society as a whole, must be
exemplary and beyond reproach. The life's work should adhere to the following ethical
criteria:
o Advance the public interest,
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o Strengthen social equity,
o Demonstrate personal integrity,
o Promote ethical organization and behavior, and
o Ideally has a documented attachment to the City.
GREEN SPACE AND COMMUNITY GARDENS
Renaming a green space or community garden involves a change to a less well-known landmark
in the City. Community gardens and green spaces are less widely used by general City residents
and are less likely to be used by non-residents. There is still a potential for controversy but the
magnitude of the controversy is less than other types of memorials. However, the names of the
structures and areas must still represent the ideals and reputation of the City. The standards to be
applied are the following:
• Ideally the person being memorialized is deceased,
• Applicant must cover the entire cost of the change,
• The contribution of the honoree to society is well documented and beyond reproach, and
• Ideally the person has a documented attachment to the City.
TREE, BENCH, ETC.
The potential for controversy is generally low for this type of memorial. The Parks Department
may determine where trees or benches may be located and the applicant can pay the cost for
placement of the object. The standards to be applied are the following:
• Applicant covers the entire cost of the change,
• The level of controversy is low,
• The person has contributed to society and it is well documented,
• Their reputation is beyond reproach, and
• The person has a documented attachment to the City.
NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE
The Memorial Review Board shall comply with all applicable Federal civil rights laws and shall
not discriminate on the basis of age, ethnicity, religion, culture, language,physical or mental
disability, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
Lansing City Clerk's Office
Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933-1695
517-483-4131 • TDD 517-483-4479. 517-377-0068 FAX
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www.lansingmi.gov/clerk • city.clerk@lansingmi.gov