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Establishing a Dog Park at Walnut Grove Park.
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Dog Park Proposal at Walnut Grove Park
DESCRIPTION:
Parks Division Staff is proposing the creation of a fenced off-leash dog exercise area at Walnut Grove Park located on the West Side of Madison. The dog park would be slightly over 1 acre in size. The dog park would be designed to current Parks Division standards, including a completely enclosed fenced area and a double gated entry system. This dog park would be an addition to our existing off-leash dog park program and would require a permit to utilize. Madison Park Rangers would enforce and collect fees on a daily basis at the site. Madison Residents and Parks Staff have identified a need for west side dog park locations. Attached is a map showing the existing dog park areas that participate in the collaborative dog park program and the primary range of people they serve. This includes the City of Madison, Dane County, City of Middleton, and City of Sun Prairie. The map of existing dog park service areas shows a service area deficiency on the West Side.
Parks staff are currently evaluating multiple options for dog parks to service the West Side of Madison in addition to the site at Walnut Grove. Due to the size of the proposed dog park, we consider this to be a “neighborhood dog park” and not a “destination dog park” like many of the larger dog parks within the system. We do not anticipate that residents will drive to this location from a distance when there are many other larger options to drive to. We expect that much of the use will be from walking traffic to the park. A new dog park would become part of the collaborative dog park system. The design, permitted usage, rules and regulations would be the same as our other dog parks. City of Madison Traffic Engineering Dept. was contacted to evaluate the site based on the anticipated traffic flow to the park, they did not see any issues with traffic flow. Based on other dog parks in the s...
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