Seccombe Lake Park renaming

The historical society president argued more research is needed, noting Ignacio Lopez's lawsuit concerned Perris Hill Park, not the lake, which Seccombe helped develop years after the suit.

A resident and historical society board member said the city has already lost too much history and asked that the renaming not proceed, noting the Seccombe family's 140-year local legacy.

The great-grandson of William Seccombe detailed his ancestor's record — three-term mayor, school board leader, lake founder — and argued the lake was named 23 years after the Lopez ruling, so the park carries no racial restrictions legacy.

A librarian with the historical society finished the Seccombe testimony, saying the city should accept and learn from history rather than change it, and that Seccombe Lake was never part of the lawsuit.