A group of Detroiters are working to create a dog park next to the iconic Michigan Central Station in Corktown.
The Detroit Dog Park is a off-leash dog park that would be built on the Macomb Playlot at the corner of 16th and Rose streets, adjacent to the Roosevelt Park. The organizers have reached an agreement with the city of Detroit to build the lot and are currently fundraising for the effort. It hopes to open next summer.
"There are a lot of people who live in an urban setting with dogs and don't have backyards," says Carly Mys, chair of the
Detroit Dog Park. "There is a need for a place to let them run off leash, a place for them to socialize with other dogs and people."
The
Detroit Dog Park is currently in the midst of a
Kickstarter campaign to raise $15,000 for the dog park's construction. It has raised nearly $12,000 as of Monday. The money will go toward buying construction materials and services. Mys says the project will have a heavy emphasis on green construction, employing things like rain barrels.
"We want to be sustainable, using things like recycled materials is high on our list," Mys says.
Source: Carly Mys, chair of the Detroit Dog Park
Writer: Jon Zemke
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