In short
The mayor’s May column is about the city’s new dog park. A contract has been awarded to build it on an unused strip of park land east of Fremont Park, and the mayor writes that completion is expected later in 2024. It is paid for with park impact fees, which can only be spent on new park development, and it will have over an acre of fenced space, a walking trail inside the fence, water, benches, trees, and waste cans. Dogs off-leash are against city code elsewhere in the city, so the mayor presents the park as a legal place for off-leash time.
Everything else
The dog park
- The mayor writes that he first suggested the site about two years ago, on his way into an all-day budget meeting with the city council at the Fire Station, after noticing a long, narrow, unused section of park land.
- The mayor writes that a dog park had been the most requested park addition at the time, and that the council had long supported the idea but lacked a location, since park land is limited and sports fields need specific dimensions while a dog park can take any shape.
- The park is fully funded with park impact fees, which can only be spent on new park developments.
- Planned features: over an acre of fenced land, a walking trail on the inside of the fence, water for dogs and people, benches, trees for future shade, and waste receptacles.
- The mayor writes that dog owners will be responsible for their own dogs and that the park staying open depends on users acting responsibly.
Rules and other facilities
- City code prohibits off-leash dogs in the city. The mayor writes that there have been complaints about people not following that rule in existing parks, and that the dog park gives owners an off-leash option without risking a ticket.
- The mayor lists the dog park alongside the city’s new pump track and splash pad as specialty facilities that not every resident uses but that add to quality of life.
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