Painting Work Begins At Messenger Marsh Dog Park

HOMER GLEN, IL — A pavilion painting project at Messenger Marsh dog park in Homer Glen will cause closures throughout the work, which started on Thursday and is expected to last several days, according to the Forest Preserve District of Will County.

Each dog park enclosure will be closed for one day, as a contractor blasts, primes and paints metal pavilion frames, the preserve said.

The painting work will begin with the small dog enclosure, but during this time small dog owners can temporarily access one of the larger enclosures, which will be marked for small dogs only, according to the preserve.

The blasting work will be loud, so dog park patrons who have pets that are sensitive to loud noises might want to skip dog park outings until the work is finished, the preserve said. All the products that will be used are pet and environmentally safe, and a wet media blasting technique will be used instead of sand to reduce the amount of dust that is generated.

Trucks and equipment will be parked inside each enclosure as the work is performed, and the enclosure will remain closed until the work is completed, according to the preserve.

After the painting work, a second contractor will be placing landscape bricking around each newly painted post to protect them from future rust caused by dog urine, the preserve said. The dog park enclosures won't be closed for the brick work.

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