10/20/2009 5:40:00 PM
City dedicates Paula Street to Brian Mickelsen
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A gathering of 30 to 40 people converged around a
paper-covered street sign that marked the intersection of Mingus Avenue and
the former Paula Street. |
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VVN/Jon Pelletier
In honor of Brian Mickelsen and the City of Cottonwood's celebration of Cities and Towns' Week, the dedication and unveiling of the new signs for Brian Mickelsen Parkway was held on Monday at the corner of Mingus and Paula Street. |
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Mayor Diane Joens: "We are judged by what we have done. Brian left a large legacy including wisdom, ideas and bricks and mortar. He was tremendously focused and organized."
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COTTONWOOD -- A gathering of 30 to 40 people converged around a paper-covered street sign that marked the intersection of Mingus Avenue and the former Paula Street. By the end of a short ceremony Monday, the road that winds among Garrison Park, the Cottonwood Library, the new Recreation Center, the old pool, and the Yavapai Administrative Center, became the Brian Mickelsen Parkway.
Mayor Diane Joens delivered the dedication to Brian, a life-long runner, who died while training Aug. 8, 2007.
"We are judged by what we have done," said Joens. "Brian left a large legacy including wisdom, ideas and bricks and mortar. He was tremendously focused and organized."
Mickelsen joined the city as a planner in 1984 and became its manager in 1993; a 23-year career with the city before he died at 49.
He left his wife, Lin, and two sons, Dane, now a helicopter pilot, and Ty, who is still at NAU.
"But he also had a large family within the city," said the nayor.
She credited Cindy Sessoms with suggesting that a street be named for Brian.
The new signage sets a new standard for Cottonwood, said City Engineer Tim Costello, using 6-inch letters in upper and lower case instead of the former 4-inch letters all in capitals. The signs are also highly reflective making them easier to read.
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