- The city of Archer will rename its community center the Roberta C. Lopez Community Center in honor of the late former mayor and advocate.
- Roberta C. Lopez helped raise over $900,000 and led efforts to establish the community center, which opened in 2011.
- A resolution to rename the center passed unanimously, and the city will fundraise for new signage through a non-profit board.
The city of Archer will rename its community center the Roberta C. Lopez Community Center, in honor of the late former mayor, commissioner and community advocate who championed efforts to establish the center.
A resolution for the renaming received a standing ovation during Monday’s regular City Commission meeting, where it passed unanimously.
The only debate was whether there was enough time to let everyone who filled the commission chambers speak to the renaming and Lopez’s legacy prompting it…