At Tuesday’s metropolis council assembly, the San Luis Obispo Parks and Recreation Department was given the inexperienced gentle to pursue development bids for the Laguna Lake Dog Park Revitalization Project — one thing that has been within the works since 2021.
“This park area, especially the dog park with our huge community of dog lovers, end up being one of our top priorities,” mentioned Greg Avakian, Parks and Recreation Director.
A foremost a part of figuring out the necessity for enhancements to the park was from neighborhood enter which included over 650 responses from a survey within the spring of 2022 outlining what individuals needed to see at Laguna Lake Dog Park.
“We got tons of community feedback and one of those was there was no real area that was fenced for small dogs and large dogs that was safe,” Avakian mentioned.
Laguna Lake is the one city-owned off-leash canine park within the space. The different closest park is the El Chorro Regional Dog Park, which is owned by San Luis Obispo County.
Kenny Morgan has been bringing his 13-year-old canine Gracie to the park for the final 11 years and loves the area for what it’s.
“Just to have a green area that I just love to just look out. I feel safe that my dog’s just going to be within eyesight,” Morgan mentioned.
But each Morgan and former San Luis Obispo resident Brendan Welch each agree that the park may use some upgrades.
“Give the dogs a place to roam around and be free and be able to do the things they can’t do in the city,” Welch mentioned of the necessity for general upgrades whereas Morgan advised four-foot fencing to encompass the whole thing of the park main as much as the playground.
The plan is to fence within the three-acre space with small canine and enormous canine areas in addition to up to date ADA walking areas, extra hydration stations for the dogs, tree stump removing, shaded areas and different facilities to assist make town’s canine park a place the place individuals will be excited to carry their dogs.
“We want to make this a signature facility for both our community and for our visitors,” Avakian mentioned.
The subsequent step for the venture is to promote a development venture for bids as much as $1.13 million.
