To: PamLex5@aol.com
From: dogadmin@clarkdogpaw.org
Reply-To: PamLex5@aol.com
Subject: [DOGPAW] Opening of Vandervoort Park

There is an article in the Columbian today about the new temporary off leash 
park and says it will open this week.  It states that users should not visit 
the site before Monday, which is a bit confusing.  The park is NOT OPEN, the 
fencing is not complete, no gates installed, etc.  We are waiting to hear back 
from Vancouver Fire Department, who is having the fencing installed, as to when 
the contractor will be done.  We were told it would be sometime this week.  
Additionally, a change in the fencing had to be made to accommodate the 
concerns of the neighborhood group who filed a petition to stop the dog park.  
Instead of 8 acres for the off leash park, it will be 7 acres, with 1 acre left open 
for neighborhood children to play in.  This was a big concern of the 
neighbors that we were taking all of the space their kids use for recreation.
 
AS SOON AS WE GET THE WORD EXACTLY WHEN THE PARK WILL BE OPEN, WE WILL GET A 
MESSAGE OUT AND PLACE A SIGN AT PACIFIC.
 
Dogpaw was contacted by the Columbian about an article they are planning to 
run this coming Wednesday, on the front page of the Neighbor section, about the 
growing popularity of off leash parks. Check it out! 



**************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living.      
(http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/
2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)