Dog Park To be Built at Hollydale Regional Park

Plans for the long are moving along. Members of the Parks and Recreation Commission have reached an agreement as to where it should be built.

“The commission has made their recommendation,” said Director of Parks and Recreation for the city of South Gate. “They felt it was best to put the park at Hollydale Regional Park.”

The Parks and Recreation Department is currently on the hunt for an architect in order to begin the design stages of the dog park.

“As soon as we have an architect on board we will have a public workshop where everybody can come and share their ideas,” said Adams.

for the purpose of building a dog park. The grant was approved by the office of the Los Angeles County Supervisor, Gloria Molina.  

The dog park New signs, benches, water fountain, and a fence are among the features that will be included within the park when it's finished. 

City officials admitted that this might not be the last dog park to be built in South Gate. The west of the city might also get to enjoy having a closer park for their pets. However, South Gate Park will most likely not be a location.

“The commission felt that South Gate Park is too busy and that it was not a good place to put some thing like this,” said Adams. “But in the future, once we have  a dog park operating, [the commission] would like to see us put another one in Cesar Chavez Park or another property.”

The dog park is expected to be finished by the summer of 2013.

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