Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Pups will get a place to play for the winter before final construction resumes in the spring.
The following is an announcement from the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, emailed to reporters Tuesday afternoon: In response to overwhelming requests from the community, the much anticipated Off-Leash Dog Park at Lyndale Farmstead Park will open this Friday for a “preview” during the winter months. Although there is still a significant amount of work to be done, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) determined that the park could open on a temporary basis to accommodate pet owners who are looking for a nearby area for their dogs to run for the winter months. This opportunity will allow everyone who is eagerly awaiting the new off-leash space to get a sneak preview of what the new park will have to offer. The Off-…
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Could be open by year's end.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- James Sanna
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
According to the Star-Tribune, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has given the green light to a new dog park in Southwest Minneapolis. Long in the making, the dog park will be built on the site of a parking lot at the Park Board building on King's Highway, next to Lyndale Farmstead Park. The park hasn't been without controversy, though. Originally slated for Kingfield's Martin Luther King Jr. Park, that option was rejected after public outcry over what opponents said was a slight to the memory of the slain civil rights leader. Some local leaders opposed the East Harriet site during a citizen-lead selection process. Over the course of planning the project, its costs doubled as designers grappled with drainage issues. Now, with a …
Monday, November 5, 2012
If troubled project's cost holds steady, it will be 3.5 times more expensive than any other in Minneapolis.
According to the Southwest Journal, the East Harriet Farmstead Dog Park promises to be at least three times more expensive than any other dog park in Minneapolis. And that cost could increase yet again. Looking at the cost increases, the average taxpayer could be forgiven for thinking the park would be paved with money. When the East Harriet site was chosen, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Park Board estimated it would cost $129,000. The Southwest Journal reports that a 2011 Park Board press release stated the project had a $132,500 budget. The lowest bid presented to the Park Board last week was $191,000, and the Park Board thinks the project will cost $215,000, for a so-far cost explosion of 60 percent. There is good news for …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
East Harriet project was delayed by drainage issues.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- James Sanna
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
After a lengthy delay this summer, the Lyndale Farmstead dog park could open as soon as November. According to the Star-Tribune, quoting an official with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, a contractor will hopefully be selected by October. “I think it’s going to be a really fun spot,” said Jennifer Ringold, manager of public engagement and citywide planning for the park board. “It should not be a long construction process; we anticipate six to eight weeks." The dog park will be located next to Lyndale Farmstead Park, in a space currently occupied by a parking lot for the Park Board's operations center. A map of the site is posted above. First delayed by an insensitive first choice of location—Martin Luther King, Jr. Park—the dog …
Monday, December 12, 2011
The Park Board voted Friday in favor of the Lyndale Farmstead site.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- James Sanna
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Monday, December 12, 2011
At last, an end to the saga of the Sixth District Dog Park is in sight. Friday, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board approved the selection of Site 32, across King's Highway from Lakewood Cemetary, for the site of the controversial park. As Southwest Minneapolis Patch reported in November, the cost had balooned to $132,000—up from an initial $32,000—but the Park Board voted to swallow the cost. Construction is slated to begin next year.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
The new park has been years in the making.
Southwest Minneapolis's dog park is almost ready for its final approval, after a Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board vote on Tuesday night. The Sixth Park District Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) began meeting in March of this year, and after much deliberation over the spring and summer, reached a decision in September to recommend the site near Lyndale Farmstead Park. The site is currently a parking lot for park maintenance staff. About three years ago, citizens from Kingfield mobilized to create a dog park at Dr. Martin Luther King Park, but after opposition from the African American community about the connotations of an off-leash area in a park dedicated to Dr. King last year, the park board created a new CAC to look at other …
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The 6th District Dog Park CAC picked the Operations Center at Lyndale Farmstead Park.
The 6th District Dog Park Citizen Advisory Council finally reached an agreement on Monday night about which of the three final off-leash area sites they would recommend to the park board. The group voted to recommend site 32, located within the Operations Center parking lot, and Site 1, also at Lyndale Farmstead Park, as a backup site. The CAC unanimously voted against the Minnehaha Creek, which many dog park boosters at the meeting opposed, and voting nearly unanimously in favor of the Operations Center site. Finally, the CAC also voted to recommend to the park board that they endeavor to create a citizen- based body that recommends a master plan for off leash recreation areas with consideration to include citizens. The one dissenting …
Dog owner
11:25 am on Friday, January 25, 2013
We checked it out today and are so grateful for the early opening. Is it possible for someone to throw a couple of sandbags in front of the fence at the end opposite the entry? There's a low point where my dog tried to crawl under, and he almost escaped! more ›