Back in February I wrote a post about a group hoping to change the name of Juanita Bay Park to Juanita Bay Wildlife Refuge.  The name change did not pass the city council vote. 

The proponents of the name change thought it would reflect the “nature” of the park more accurately.  In addition, the proponents wanted to make the distinction more clear between Juanita Beach Park,  a park with a sandy beach and picnic tables located just around the corner on Lake Washington, and Juanita Bay Park

 Why didn’t the name change pass?  Rumor has it people were concerned  public use of the park would change with the park being called a refuge.