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A PLAN to immortalise one Leyburn community figure has faced criticism, with some calling the proposal “controversial” and urging the council to reconsider.
In November, a petition to rename the Leyburn Sports Ground as the Alan Richards Memorial Park was tabled by Southern Downs Regional Council.
The campaign was started by Vince Wright, who believed the founding member of the Leyburn Ratespayer Association, Leyburn and District Men’s Shed and the Karara Rural Fire Brigade deserved a tribute after his March passing.
“He did a lot of things and everything he did, he did for the benefit of the community,” Mr Wright said at the time.