DOWNTOWN DOG PARK

PUBLIC MEETING: Presentation from Oct. 1st Public Meeting [PDF] Dog Park Design from Oct. 1st Public Meeting [PDF] Public Meeting Notes - 11/28/07 [PDF] Map of Proposed Dog Park Location [PDF] Mardi Growl Parade 09/25/08 - Public Meeting Set to Discuss Downtown Dog Park Madeleine Weil Deputy Director Policy & Communications mweil@cityofknoxville.org Room 656, City County Building 865-215-2680 Fax: 865-215-3035 The city is moving forward with plans to build a new dog park in downtown Knoxville. Conceptual design plans, developed by the East Tennessee Community Design Center and volunteers from Carol R. Johnson & Associates, were unveiled at a public meeting on October 1st. Click here to review the presentation from the public meeting. The dog park will be located on a section of green space at the southeast corner of the intersection of Summit Hill and Central Avenue. The city began exploring the idea of creating the park because of the growing number of downtown residents who have dogs and wanted a nearby location where they could take them off the leash. PetSafe (an affiliate of Radio Systems Corporation, which is headquartered in Knoxville) is providing funding for the downtown dog park as one of their efforts to make Knoxville and Knox County the most pet-friendly community in the country. Construction on the dog park is expected to begin in early 2009. If you have questions or comments about the proposed downtown dog park, please email Madeleine Weil at mweil@cityofknoxville.org. DOG PARK DESIGN: CLICK HERE TO VIEW LARGER IMAGE [PDF]