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Calls To Rename Kansas City's Most Visible Fountain Resume Following A Week Of Protests At The Plaza

By Steve Kraske,

Published June 11, 2020 at 2:55 PM CDT

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The fountain sits just off one of Kansas City's most visible intersections, at Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard and J.C. Nichols Parkway.

A proposal tochange the name of the fountain quickly received support from Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and others. It's not the first time renaming the fountain has been called for.

Chris Goode, commissioner of the Kansas City Board of Parks and Recreation

New name recommendations for the fountain can be submitted to the Board of Parks and Recreation at KCParksEngage@kcmo.org.

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