Key quote: “The genesis behind the change really boils down to one single factor and that is there’s just a lot of confusion with our patrons with our community and even staff. Wagler said the Indian Trails Aquatic Center, and Black Hoof disc golf course may be the next subjects of renaming. Ultimately the council gave unanimous approval to the name change. Even so, he said, it may be a generation before the new name becomes the norm.Īt one point, Boehm asked a group of Boy Scouts who remained after leading the Pledge of Allegiance what they thought. The new name won’t be used until the redevelopment of that building and the Senior Center next door get underway, he said, giving people time to adjust. Others, like Councilmember Dan Roh, had no such qualms. “Are we going to call this LOTAC?” she joked. But the rest just seems kind of clunky.”Ĭouncilmember Courtney Eiterich said the proposed name at first reminded her of the Olathe School District’s College Boulevard Activity Center, which has become known as CBAC. “It seems like a mouthful to me,” he said. Reactions from city council: Councilmember Joe Karlin also raised an eyebrow at the length of a name of eleven syllables. Mayor Mike Boehm said most people would naturally say “Old Town Lenexa,” rather than “Lenexa Old Town.” The name choice was not an instant hit with all council members. Ultimately they landed on the Lenexa Old Town Activity center. The two buildings are about three miles apart.Ĭoming up with the new name: Parks board members considered the location and history and decided Old Town and Lenexa needed to be in the new name, Wagler said. Logan Wagler, the city’s parks and recreation director, told the council the similar names have caused frequent mix-ups since the Rec Center opened in 2017. The rebranding has been needed for years because of confusion with the Lenexa Rec Center, a newer, larger fitness facility that also houses a place for hoops. The details: The gym, which has served as a place for pickup basketball games, cat and craft shows and voting, will become the Lenexa Old Town Activity Center in coming months. The basketball gym in Old Town Lenexa now known as the Lenexa Community Center will get a new name once a reconstruction project there gets underway, the city council has decided.