Minors A Field at Overlook Park in White Rock may be renamed Hope Field to honor Hope Jaramillo, a longtime supporter of girls softball and coach of Little League and USSSA softball teams. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Hope Jaramillo
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County is considering a citizen petition to rename Minors A Field at the Overlook Sports Complex in White Rock to Hope Field, after local resident Hope Jaramillo.
Jaramillo passed away Jan. 29, 2020.
Under County Code, a public hearing must be held prior to naming or renaming any County facility – or in this case, a field – after a deceased individual, and such a request can only be considered six months or more after the person’s death.
Members of the public are invited to attend a virtual online public hearing about this petition at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Registration details for the Zoom webinar will be released later in September. During the hearing, the public may speak “for” or “against” the renaming of the field for Hope Jaramillo.
The following is the language in the petition regarding the request for renaming the segment, submitted by Robbie Harris, the petitioner. Harris is the Varsity Softball Coach at Los Alamos High School and a Los Alamos County resident:
Please support renaming Minors A to Hope Field. I ask for your support in renaming Minors A Field at Overlook Sports Complex to Hope Field in memory of Hope Jaramillo who recently passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Hope was a huge supporter of girls softball in Los Alamos and always found a way to volunteer her time to coach Little League and USSSA softball teams. She was instrumental in coordinating activities, designing tournament shirts, acquiring food, and running the concession stand with her husband, Joe, for the annual local high school Junior Varsity softball tournament. She was a significant asset to our softball community as she was the epitome of selflessness, courage and volunteerism.
Those unable to attend the public hearing may email comments to lacmanager@lacnm.us or submit comments in writing to the County’s Public Information Officer Julie Habiger at 1000 Central Ave., Ste 350. All comments must be received before 5 p.m. Sept. 15.
An impartial committee of citizens, business owners and Boards and Commissions members will consider this request at the public hearing, take public comment, and then vote upon a recommendation to forward to the Los Alamos County Council for its regular session at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29 (location TBA – either using Zoom virtual online meeting or in Council Chambers.)