Royal Oak city commishes have agreed to designate Mark Twain Park as the city's first dog park. Unfortunately, it's not yet concrete. That spot for Spot still needs some cash to get going.
The Royal Oak Dog Park Committee, who pushed the issue, needs funding and is in the process of planning a fund raiser. If all goes well, everyone will finally be able to answer that age old question: Who let the dogs out? It was Royal Oak.
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The 7-acre park doesn't abut homeowner property, has parking and is
not an active park, so recreational activities like baseball and soccer
are not in jeopardy, said Tod Gazetti, superintendent of recreation.
While
the actual size of the dog park has yet to be determined, fencing for 1
acre is roughly $25,000, Gazetti said. The committee also plans to pave
the gravel parking lot that officials estimate will cost about
one-third of the total. The fund-raising goal has yet to be disclosed.
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