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There is a precedent for renaming a city here in SE Michigan. The hype of Detroit as the "Murder Capital of America" so traumatized the city council of East Detroit, a northern suburb, that they changed the name of the town to East Pointe. They figured that folks would here the name and conjure images of Grosse Pointe, a high society neighbor, rather than Detroit.
The name change seems to have had a positive affect on the citizens and businesses.
Maybe a name change would help Coon Rapids move forward.
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