Mike and Robyn Reid were amongst the dog owners who provided feedback on the dog park in 2015.
Additional financing has actually been discovered, and an idea strategy launched for a proposed dog workout location in Te Puke.
An location in Lawrence Oliver Park has actually been allocated to be changed into the dog workout park residents have actually assisted style.
Funding from TECT and effort from the Te Ara Kahikatea Pathway Society will see $48k pumped into the task. This implies the dog workout location will go on according to the initial strategies, and not be downsized or postponed since of budget plan restraints.
The injection of funds contributes to the $30,000 from Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s dog registrations and Long Term Plan allowance, and $20,000 from the Te Puke Community Board.
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With financing in location, work is anticipated to start quickly, with conclusion possible by spring this year.
Te Ara Kahikatea Pathway Society secretary Grant Dally says the group made an application for moneying to cover a shortage. He says the dogs of Te Puke and their owners are going to like this center.
“Dog walkers are one of the biggest users of Te Ara Kahikatea pathway, so we are quietly confident that the dog exercise area will be very popular.
“Based on a conservative guess that half of the 100 average users on the path each day are dog walkers, then we could see around 350 people and their dogs enjoying the dog exercise area every week.”
Grant says TECT has actually been great to the group with previous financing assistance for Te Puke neighborhood jobs such as Jubilee Park skatepark, building 2 boardwalks and updating the path surface area.
“Dog exercise areas are becoming more popular and are well used in other parts of the country, and given the high level of dog ownership in our region it makes sense to provide dog owners a place where their dogs can get the appropriate exercise they need in a secure and appropriate space,” says TECT president Wayne Werder.
“We are pleased to be able to support a project that has been community-led and was co-designed with those people impacted the most; and we know that once it’s built, it will be a valuable addition to the Lawrence Oliver Park and Te Ara Kahikatea Pathway area.”
The council’s reserves and centers supervisor Peter Watson says the dog workout location at Lawrence Oliver Park will be a genuine property for dog owners in Te Puke.
“We’re excited to see the community’s designs come to life and be enjoyed by a lot of happy kurī.
“We know open spaces like these add a lot to the well-being of our people. Soon, dog owners will be able to exercise their dogs safely while connecting with like-minded people and enjoying the mental and physical benefits of being outdoors.”
Dog owners can anticipate to take pleasure in:
■ 2 safely fenced enclosures for high-energy and chilled-out pups
■ water fountain (easement protected and pipelines have actually been laid)
■ a shade sail
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■ bench seating
■ courses
■ bins
■ dog poo bag dispensers
Te Puke’s dog workout location will be the very first of 4 throughout the district. The other 3 dog workout locations proposed remain in Waihī Beach, Katikati, and Ōmokoroa. Through the council’s neighborhood kōrero on the Long Term Plan 2021-31, 68 percent of individuals provided their assistance for producing secure fenced dog workout locations, on top 4 places of Te Puke, Ōmokoroa, Katikati and Waihī Beach.
The Lawrence Oliver dog workout location principle strategy was then produced through the Maketu-Te Puke Reserve Management Plan evaluation, where the neighborhood shared its ideas and concepts. In 2022 council embraced the last principle prepare for the Lawrence Oliver Park dog workout location.
