Oakland Dog Park Fundraiser Hits $10K Milestone

OAKLAND, N.J. — More than $10,000 has been donated to fund the creation of a dog park at Great Oak Park.

A grassroots group of residents has been trying to raise money to build a dog park in the borough since 2009.

The group would like a dog park similar to the ones in Ridgewood and in Bloomfield at Brookdale Park.

The group wants to raise between $80,000 and $100,000 for the project.

For more information, visit the group's Facebook page. To donate, click here.

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Photo: Two Australian shepherd dogs run over wet grass in a park. — Michael Probst/Associated Press