(Photo Credit: prettyfluffy.com) Happy New Year! As we begin 2011, we wanted to take a moment and thank you for all of your hard work on the dog park project in 2010 and provide an update for 2011. 2010 was a very busy year for this project. The group has undergone the process of vetting two potential sites (Fernridge Park and Flatbush Avenue), participated in the Memorial Day Parade, Celebrate West Hartford, the MADD walk, and the Park Road Parade, raised funds at the Blue Back Square Charity Tastes and Toasts events, and held the 3rd annual Pooch Plunge event. The success of these events could never have been possible without the support of our volunteers. Thank you for your continued generosity and support! In 2011, we expect to have another busy and exciting year. The Town has been working very closely with the businesses who currently own the property off of Flatbush Avenue (Home Depot, BJ's, and Aldi's) to create an agreement for the Town's use of the land for a dog park. We had hoped to have that agreement completed by December, but the timeline has now been changed to the end of January. Once that agreement is in place, we can work with the Town to go through the Zoning process, work with the Community to finalize the design, and begin fundraising. In preparation for these next steps, we will have a Coalition meeting in January/February to discuss the next steps in more detail and determine volunteer needs. More to come on this meeting soon. Again, we wish everyone a happy new year and we look forward to working with you on the dog park project in 2011. Thank you, The West Hartford Dog Park Coalition Leadership Team
