Dubuque City Council Votes To Change Name of Park

After more than 100 citizen submissions, multiple public meetings and months of internal review, Dubuque City Council members on Monday voted to rename a city park. In a 4-3 vote, the parcel at 16th Street and Kerper Boulevard formerly called Pyatigorsk Park was renamed to Sister City International Park. Pyatigorsk Park was previously named after the Russian city of Pyatigorsk, a former sister city with Dubuque. Last year, City Council members agreed to change the park’s name after the Sister City Committee of Travel Dubuque decided to suspend its sister city relationship with the Russian city after Russia invaded Ukraine.