The hot topic of the September 14 city manager update was where to put a dog park in the core of Greenbelt. Other topics were a review of other capital projects, a current and prior year budget update and consideration of a renters’ tax credit.
Capital Projects The worksession was unusually well attended, with most of the attendees there to support a second dog park. Council moved a little closer to making a decision on whether and where to create such a park by narrowing the list of potential sites identified by city staff. The Department of Planning City Manager Updates Council On Capital Projects, Budgets by Diane Oberg and Community Development will be asked to study the cost and feasibility of three sites: Parcel 7 on Ivy Lane, where an underused basketball court is currently located; opposite 101-105 Ridge Road, adjacent to the existing playground; and the former Candy Cane City location near Roosevelt Center and Braden Field. Councilmember Silke Pope pushed hard for progress on the dog park while Mayor Emmett Jordan noted that council needs to consider how best to balance its many priorities for capital projects. From the council discussion, some of the desired characteristics for a dog park location are city owned (to avoid the expense of purchasing land), not in the forest preserve, flat, with few trees (some are good for shade but too many could impede the ability of the dogs to run) and adequate parking nearby
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