In her original letter, Kautz said shortening the name to just the Lee RECenter, as the board has done, would not be enough. “If we decide something is wrong and needs to be changed, let’s talk about it, explain our decision and celebrate it.” “I’m a little frustrated by what seems to be (best case) a lack of transparency and (worst case) a lack of willingness to stand with the courage of our convictions,” Kautz said in an email. Kautz said Thursday that while she welcomed the name change, the Park Authority should have done more to include the public in the discussion. Stuart High School in Falls Church two years ago and similar fights over Confederate names and statues nationwide. The letter sparked extended arguments for and against the idea, much like the renaming of J.E.B. Lee’s name from RECenter became a hot topic earlier this month when Larysa Kautz, a candidate in the Democratic primary race for Lee District supervisor, wrote a letter to Covering The Corridor calling for the names of the RECenter and Robert E. The estimated cost to replace the building’s sign is $4,800, which includes new letters and installation, according to Pedersen. The Park Authority already refers to building as just the “Lee District RECenter” on its website, and has done so for some time. The signage on the RECenter will be changed sometime this spring, according to Pedersen. The vote was not publicized beyond the Park Authority’s meeting documents, and was brought to Covering The Corridor’s attention by Park Authority spokeswoman Judith Pedersen on Wednesday. The Park Authority board voted on the matter at its January 23 meeting, with all members present voting in favor of the change. Lee RECenter to just the Lee District RECenter. The latest blow to the Confederate general came in January, when the Fairfax County Park Authority Board quietly voted to rename the Robert E. More than 150 years after he surrendered at Appomattox, Robert E.
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