SPARKMAN BRANCH MISIDENTIFIED ON GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS FOR YEARS

SPARKMAN BRANCH MISIDENTIFIED ON GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS FOR YEARS

Sparkman Branch begins at Walden Lake and continues northward. Along with the East Side Canal and the West Side Canal/Mill Creek, Sparkman Branch is one of the primary waterways in the city. But there is a problem with it. “Somewhere, over time, the name has been incorrectly listed on maps and in databases as the ‘Spartman’ Branch, with a ‘t,’” City Manager Bill McDaniel said. “We’ve known about this for awhile, but what do you do? We finally de…