Sun City West updates hours, maintenance and amenities at R. H. Johnson dog park
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Sun City West staff announced new posted hours, scheduled landscape maintenance and a new dog-bone-shaped wading pool at the R. H. Johnson Recreation Center dog park, and described incident-reporting and staffing resources for members.
Staff member Steven and Facilities Operations Manager Sabrina Alovato said in a short video that the R. H. Johnson Recreation Center dog park in Sun City West now has posted hours, scheduled landscape maintenance days and a new dog-bone-shaped pool for dogs.
The changes are meant to keep the dog park maintained and safer for members who use the facility. "We have set now landscape maintenance days so it will depend on what cell of the dog park you're in but we have specified maintenance days so that way we can keep this grass looking good get these trees trimmed and go ahead and sanitize and clean these dog parks," Facilities Operations Manager Sabrina Alovato said. "Coming up in the fall we will be overseeding so keep an eye out for those announcements and signage while you're using the park."
Alovato said signage with the new hours is posted at all gates and that the hours also appear on the R. H. Johnson Rec Center section of the Sun City West website. She described how members should report incidents: "They'll be posted at the gates as well as with a QR code for a member comment form. You can input that electronically." She added that a monitor is on staff at the pool building "They work 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. so if if something, non emergency related popped up, go ahead, give them a call over at the pool building. They can come over and help you guys out."
Staff emphasized member responsibilities and facility rules. "Always clean up after your dogs," Alovato said, and speakers told viewers not to bring toys or personal food to the park because those items “just lead to some incidents.” Steven reminded users that in an emergency they should call 911.
The video also announced additional safety and amenity upgrades: improved lighting, the new dog-bone-shaped pool, and exploration of "controlled access" at gates in the future. Steven said the Canine Companion Club will offer training again after earlier tests went well.
The presentation was a brief informational update intended for Sun City West members who use the R. H. Johnson dog park. For rules, posted hours and incident-reporting forms, staff directed members to the signage at the gates and the Rec Center website.
