Hernando County plans to rename a community center in Brooksville, and they're asking residents for suggestions.

  • Board of Commissioners accepting nominations for names
  • Name Selection Committee will consider nominations based on criteria
  • Deadline for submission is May 16, 2016

The county's Board of Commissioners officially announced they're accepting nominations for renaming the South Brooksville Community Center. The board also announced that a Names Selection Committee had been established to review nominations.

The criteria the Names Selection Committee will consider in reviewing the names includes:

A. Geographic Location: The Committee shall take into account any unique geographic features the property or facility has and further take into account common community or neighborhood characteristics based upon its location (examples of communities and neighborhoods with common characteristics include Spring Hill, Brooksville, Masaryktown, Weeki Wachee, Hernando Beach, Aripeka, Spring Lake, Istachatta, Nobleton and Ridge Manor, without limitation).

B. Historical Significance: The Committee shall take into account any historical significance the property or facility may have had.

C. Contribution of the Deceased: The Committee may not consider the name of any living person. In order for any County-owned property or facility to be named after any deceased person, such individual shall have positively influenced the County at the time such person was alive and which may be evidenced through significant community involvement, civic participation, charitable work, prior donation of real or tangible property or funds to the County, or some combination thereof.

Contact the Office of Public Information at 352-540-6780 or email vsinger@HernandoCounty.us to request a nomination form. The completed form should be emailed to the same address, or sent via postal mail to:

Office of Public Information
20 N. Main Street
Brooksville, FL 34601

The deadline for submissions is May 16, 2016.