Oceanfront Park has a new name: Boynton Beach Oceanfront Park.
Boynton Beach City Commissioner David Merker urged changing the park’s name to “Boynton Beach” in August and renewed his call Oct. 15 after the recreation and parks advisory board recommended calling it “Boynton Oceanfront Park.”
Vice Mayor Woodrow Hay suggested adding “Beach” to the name. “Calling it Boynton Ocean Park is to me like a little slang,” Hay said.
City Recreation and Parks Director Wally Majors said a new sign for the park, which lies inside Ocean Ridge, would cost $3,600 to $7,000.
Residents started calling the facility Oceanfront Park in the early 1980s. “Prior to that time it was commonly referred to as Boynton Municipal Beach,” Majors said.
— Steve Plunkett
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