Lawtonâs new public safety facility has an official name.
The complex, expected to open in early 2021, will be called the Lawton Public Safety Center, under a recommendation made by council study committee members and approved Tuesday by the City Council. The most recent committee appointed to analyze proposed names has worked for most of the year to hear and analyze recommendations before settling on a name that reflects the nature of the complex, members said.
The issue of a name for the complex that has been under construction since October 2017 first arose in January, then came up again in June when some residents began pressing the council and city officials to name the facility after the late C.H. Brazzel, who died in a traffic accident in January. At the time of his death, Brazzel had been a police officer in multiple capacities for 45 years and also had a reputation for helping residents outside his official police duties. Committee members said other names also were s