The park in Westminster where 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway was headed to meet friends before school the morning she was abducted will be renamed in her honor.
The Westminster City Council unanimously voted this week to rename Chelsea Park to Jessica Ridgeway Memorial Park. When Jessica went missing, a makeshift memorial filled with purple balloons, stuffed animals and signs was set up at the park, but were later removed due to changing weather in the area.
"Thank you for allowing the motion of the park to even come to this level," said Rebecca Ridgeway, a family member of Jessica's, at the city council meeting where the vote took place. "I just want to thank all of our community for supporting us and Jessica in the manner in which they have."
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