Commissioners Vote 5-4 To Deny Petition To Rename Roxborough State Park

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The Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners voted 5 to 4 to deny a petition to rename Roxborough State Park as Richard D. Lamm State Park at Roxborough. Some commissioners cited a community survey favoring the current name and concerns about setting a precedent for renaming parks after people. One commissioner also mentioned past racial comments by Lamm, the late governor who helped establish the park, as a factor in the decision.