Dogs in Kalamazoo soon will have a place to romp unleashed, reports the Kalamazoo Gazette.
Work is expected to begin soon on the first phase of a city dog park. With a low bid of $208,197.88, the project will be built by 5 Leprechauns, of Jackson. The company came in nearly $40,000 under the next low bidder in the nine-bidder field.
For unlimited use of the facility, the city plans to sell annual passes at a cost estimated at $30 to $60. Non-city residents will be assessed a higher charge to use the dog park.
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Plans for the Fairmount dog park include a fenced area with entrance gates for pooches, waste receptacles, drinking fountains for dogs and their owners, activity areas for the canines, picnic tables, benches, signage, landscaping and parking improvements, vehicular security gates and barrier-free walkways.
Once open later this summer, the park will be the first public space in the city of Kalamazoo where dogs can legally roam without a leash.
The story goes on to say, a buy-a-brick campaign is now under way to create an endowment for ongoing operating and maintenance costs.
For more on the plans for the city's first dog park, read the
entire story.
Source: Kalamazoo Gazette
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