04/24/2000 - New Athletic Fields in Cook Park to be Named "Nicoli Athletic Fields" • CITY OF TIGARD
13125 SW Hall Blvd.
Tigard, Oregon 97223
New Athletic Fields in Cook Park
to be Named
"Nicoli Athletic Fields
For Immediate Release
Monday, August 14, 2000
Contact: Liz Newton
City of Tigard
639-4171, ext. 308
At their meeting on August 8, 2000, the Tigard City Council unanimously passed
• Resolution 00-48—a resolution naming the proposed new athletic fields in the
northeast section of Cook Park the "Nicoli Athletic Fields."
City Council members voted to name the proposed new athletic fields at Cook
Park in honor of Jim Nicoli and Dave Nicoli in recognition of their significant
contributions. Jim Nicoli served as Mayor from January 1995 until his death in
June 2000, and throughout his term as Mayor he suggested and supported
efforts to enlarge the size and number of facilities available at Cook Park,
especially athletic fields.
Dave Nicoli has, through his association first with the Tigard-Tualatin Soccer
Club and now with the Atfalati Recreation Partnership, been instrumental in
advocating for additional athletic fields at Cook Park.
Both Jim and Dave Nicoli worked diligently to convince the City Council and
Atfalati to create a cooperative arrangement for the purchase and development
of the Lamb-Gray addition to Cook Park.
. A plaque will be unveiled at a dedication ceremony to be held after the first of the
planned new athletic fields is completed in about a year.
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