Coon Rapids nonprofit wants a vote on changing city's name It contains a racial slur and doesn't reflect area's diversity, advocates say. February 8, 2021 — 8:33pm Text size Copy shortlink: A Coon Rapids nonprofit is leading an effort to let voters decide whether the city should be renamed, after decades of discussion about whether to eliminate the name's racist connotation. The nonprofit Transformative Circle launched an informal survey this month to gauge interest in changing the city's name. Founder and Director Lori Anderson said the survey is all about starting a conversation. "I've been wanting to change the name since I moved here 33 years ago," she said. "I learned very quickly to say 'Minneapolis' when someone asks me where I'm from."