Brandon Vang’s bland plan to name a new park Southeast Fresno Sports Complex won approval from his Fresno City Council colleagues Thursday on a 6-1 vote.

The park — on Peach Avenue north of Church Avenue — is set to open next year. Miguel Arias voted no.

“This is more than just a name today and in the future. It is a sign that southeast Fresno has arrived,” Vang said. “Southeast Fresno Sports Complex is the correct and appropriate name to name this venue.”

Vang said amenities in the park — a bench, a field, a playground — will be named to honor community members. There was debate, with no conclusion, whether such honors will need a full council vote.

The city received 110 written comments on the park’s name, with 99 in favor of calling it the Southeast Fresno Sports Complex. But some r

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