The City of Tampa can be slicing the ribbon on the brand new canine park at Henry and Ola park. The 10,600-square-foot canine park is the seventeenth within the City.
Construction on the $150,000 undertaking started late final yr. In addition to fencing and irrigation, a turf entry space was constructed, and two 4-foot benches, one 6-foot bench and a picnic desk have been added. An ADA-accessible canine fountain, a canine waste station and a trash can spherical out the facilities.
The Planning, Design and Natural Resources division in Parks and Recreation and the Green Team planted three crimson maple timber and 42 pink muhly grass. The timber ought to begin displaying leaves quickly, and at full maturity can be as much as 60 toes tall.
“We are delighted that this excellent undertaking has been accomplished,” mentioned Parks and Recreation Manager Ted Fowler. “The Parks and Recreation Department is proud that this implausible canine park will present a place for pets and their people to have enjoyable and socialize.”
The City of Tampa acquired the property that’s now Henry and Ola Park in 1992. Parks & Recreation despatched out a survey concerning a canine park in 2022.