The relocation of the dog park was one of many Public Works items discussed at Tuesday’s budget finalization meeting, and was one of very few that was not given the go-ahead.
Instead, the project will be discussed in the future after more details emerge.
“I think there are a few other issues that we need to resolve,” said Sheila Thiessen, the City’s Director of Finance.
Staff is currently looking into the possibility of if the new land could be dedicated as a designated park, of which the outcome will then be brought to council.
The proposed land would see a relocation to Collettville.
Councillor Tony Luck echoed his peers concerns, adding that there “needs to be a bigger discussion around it, until we get this clarification of the tenure of the park. I’ve personally heard from quite a few citizens that they are concerned about that park.”
Director of Corporate Services Sean Smith said both he and Thiessen have been looking into the matter, though there is still more digging to do.
“The sooner we can find that out, and bring a report to the council, it may be possible to get it in before finalization of budget anyways. So we’ll try to expedite that as much as possible.”
Smith added that he agrees with the idea that council hold off the decision for the time being.
Superintendent of Public Works Charlie Henderson assured Council that the move, if it went forward, would see the utmost care from his department.
“We want to keep that at the forefront, to make sure that we’re not creating dust, and everybody is just not looking at our trucks.”
The amount proposed for the project was $140,000.
The relocation was the only Public Works project on the agenda that was not given the all in favour from City Council at Tuesday’s meeting. The Herald will give a more in-depth look into the approved projects in next week’s edition.
