Mayor Earl Trapp Responds to San Ignacio/Santa Elena Town Hall Naming

“If this will be problematic, I am prepared to take it down; I have no problem,” Mayor Earl Trapp told News 5 in response to criticism over the San Ignacio and Santa Elena Town Hall’s new title, the “Earl Trapp Building.”

According to Trapp, the decision to rename the town hall was made during a council meeting. “I want to go on record to say that I have 23 years in local government, 12 years as a councillor and 12 years as a mayor. Some of my councillors heard of many people mentioning why I have not named the synthetic football turf after my name or the town hall after my name,” Trapp said.

He added, “Someone took it seriously and brought it to the table as a resolution. To accredit my valuable contribution to this community… At the moment I said, To avoid public negativity, I prefer not to.”

Trapp explained that after continued dialogue, the decision was made to go with naming the building after him. He added that the building is also getting a fresh coat of paint to mark its tenth anniversary.