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Thursday, July 26, 2007


Lady Bird Lake.
The scenic lake that bisects Austin will now be named after the woman who was partly responsible for its beauty.

The Austin City Council voted unanimously today to change the name of Town Lake to Lady Bird Lake, two weeks and a day after the former first lady died at age 94.

Mayor Will Wynn was latest in a line of several mayors, starting with Roy Butler in 1971, who have wanted to stamp her name on the lake whose trails and greenery she spearheaded.

Yet 36 years after Johnson began her drive to beautify the city's signature lake, her original plans for a hike and bike trail to completely encircle it never have been fulfilled, City Council member Mike Martinez noted during today's meeting.
How fitting.



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