When Brandon Vang’s future Fresno City Council colleagues delayed naming a new sports park in March, they wanted the yet-to-be-elected District 5 councilmember to decide.

Vang won the March 18 special election, and on Thursday revealed the name of the new southeast Fresno sports complex — the Southeast Fresno Sports Complex.

Vang called the uninspired — yet technically accurate — name “bold.”

“The name says exactly what this place will be: bold, active and inclusive. It reflects the vision. That this is not just a park, but we want southeast Fresno to look like,” Vang said.

During a groundbreaking for the 49-acre park in February, Mayor Jerry Dyer proposed several names based on an online survey. Vang said he received 700 suggestions when asked about the name choice. He repeated option

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