NORTHBOROUGH – Northborough has actually gotten a grant for its proposed dog park.
According to Town Administrator John Coderre, the $25,000 grant through the Stanton Foundation will approach ending up the advancement of the style of the park.
The Board of Selectmen accepted the grant throughout their Feb. 13 conference.
The proposed dog park would be found off Boundary Street on land that the town had actually bought in the 1960s to build a hygienic drain treatment plant. The selectmen authorized this place in December.
In January, town staff and its experts provided more in-depth strategies to citizens. So far, the strategies require a little and big dog location with a structure in between. The locations integrated would comprise 1.2 acres that would be fenced with a five-foot wire mesh fence.
Coderre said the town is hoping that the Stanton Foundation would give upwards of numerous $100,000 in grant funds for the dog park.
“Generally speaking, if they give you this smaller grant to move forward with the design, it means they’re very interested in funding the next round as well,” said Coderre.
Moving forward, the Planning Department and Department of Public Works will deal with the complete style of the dog park.
During the neighborhood conference, staff and experts provided numerous prospective features for the website, consisting of dexterity equipment, leash posts, a waste station and a water filling station.
At that time, staff said that last style and allowing might happen over the summer season with – weather condition allowing – building and construction start in the early fall.
