R-31 Correspondence – Sharon Diggs-Jackson
From: Sharon Jackson [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2022 9:14 PM
To: Council District 1 <[email protected]>; Council District 2 <[email protected]>; Council District 3 <[email protected]>; Council District 4 <[email protected]>; Council District 5 <[email protected]>; Council District 6 <[email protected]>; Council District 7 <[email protected]>; Council District 8 <[email protected]>; Council District 9 <[email protected]>; Mayor <[email protected]>; City Manager <[email protected]>; CityClerk <[email protected]> Cc: Chork Nim <[email protected]>; Marissa Stanley <[email protected]>; Annie Chean <[email protected]>
Subject: Letter of Support Saro Council Item #31, 4/5/2022
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Please accept the attached letter with 50 names in support of moving forward Item 31, MLK Park Visioning & Improvement Plan, brought forth by Councilwoman Suley Saro.
Thank you
Sharon Diggs-Jackson
April 3, 2022
RE: Dr. MLK Jr. Park Vision Plan - Support Agenda Item 31 – April 5, 2022 Agenda Dear Honorable Long Beach Mayor and City Councilmembers, We are writing in support of District 6 Councilwoman Suely Saro’s Agenda Item 31 to identify funding and begin pre-planning efforts to develop a park vision plan for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
Martin Luther King Jr. Park offers green space, community programs such as the community Peace Garden, and is a source of cultural and historical significance to the Black/African-American community. The statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a civil rights leader who advocated for human rights, stands in the park, and every year the community comes together to host a festival following the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. parade.
This park has significant meaning to the Black/African- American community. As children we grew up playing at the park, it was a safe haven for us all. Additionally, the after school and summer programs gave us a safe space to learn, be creative and participate in competitive sports.
The park has not seen improvements or renovations in over a decade. A vison plan for the Dr. MLK Jr. Park is needed to revitalize and upgrade our resources to improve the health and wellbeing of the residents in our community while honoring Dr. King’s legacy.
I, along with the 48 Long Beach residents listed below, urge you to support this item by voting yes on Agenda Item 31 to identify funding and begin pre-planning efforts to develop a park vision plan for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
Sincerely,
Sharon Diggs-Jackson
LB Resident
Director, Black Resource Center
1133 Rhea Street, Long Beach, CA 90806
See attached list of additional supporters of the MLK Improvement project.
Name
1 Dr Sandra Hardy LB Business Owne r
2 Orlando Hardy Retired LBUSD
3 Jackie Kaigle r LB Resident
4 Lazette Bowens LB Resident
5 Barbara Croom 6 th District Resident
6 Rose Scott 6 th District Resident
7 Luke Scott 6 th District Resident
8 Mary Humphrey 6 th District Resident
9 Willie Fowlkes 6 th District Resident
10 Mariah Fowlkes 6 th District Resident
11 Christi Robinson 6 th District Resident
12 Ahmed Saafir 6 th District Business Owner
13 Erroll Parke r LB Resident
14 Dr. J. David Jackson LB Resident
15 Rebecca Jackson LB Resident
16 Zoe Beard LB Resident
17 Zana Kidd LB Resident
18 Sarah Crowell 6 th District Resident
19 Tyronne Crowell 6 th District Resident
20 Stanley Croom 6 th District Property Owner
21 Julie Croom 6 th District Property Owner
22 Jasmine Croom LB Resident
23 George Lang 6 th District Resident
24 Bobbie Lang 6 th District Resident
25 Gregory Sanders LB Resident
26 Traci Maxwell LB Resident
27 Cassandra Sanders 6 th District Resident
28 Rodney Croom 6 th District Property Owner
29 St Mark Baptist Church 6 th District
30 Shelton Diggs LB Resident
31 Sopheap Pream Diggs LB Resident
32 Dawn Swanson 6 th District Resident
33 Ellis Myles 6 th District Resident
34 Nikki Strickland LB Resident
35 Joe Strickland LB Resident
36 Violett McClay LB Resident
37 Lisa Meeks 6 th District Resident
38 Tracee Croom 6 th District Resident
39 Kevin Croom 6 th District Resident
40 Carolyn Bell (Now Faith Church) LB Based
41 Karen Maye r LB Resident
42 Sheba Gillis 6 th District Resident
43 Willie Mae Osborne 6 th District Resident
44 Edward Osborne 6 th District Resident
45 Percy Daggs LB Resident
46 Lorene Parks 6 th District Resident
47 Ginger Moore 6 th District Employee
48 Brandon Moore LB Resident