Orlando Somers Photo provided by the Howard County Historical Society
In 1920, Orlando Somers gifted the city of Kokomo a piece of land near his home on Jefferson Street, and the city turned it into Somers Park. Now, 100 years later, the city is in the process of gifting ownership of the park to Center Township.
The townshipâs board last Thursday passed a motion on a 2-1 vote to accept the deed to the park, once a resolution between the city and township is drafted, board member Steve Geiselman said. A formal resolution is expected to be voted on at the boardâs Jan. 5 meeting.The cityâs Board of Public Works approved the transfer at its Wednesday meeting.