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El Segundo residents ask commission to improve neglected dog park
Summary
Residents told the Recreation and Parks Commission the city’s dog park is unsafe and uninviting, urged capital improvements and offered volunteer help; staff said the resident had met with staff and could raise the issue with City Council for potential capital funding.
Ashley Ellsworth, a longtime El Segundo resident, told the Recreation and Parks Commission on Feb. 19 that the city’s dog park is “primarily a large dirt pit” with nonworking fountains, damaged gates and erosion that makes the site a tripping hazard. Ellsworth spoke with her husband, Robert Nargis, and said the current conditions discourage use and require immediate attention.
Ellsworth said the family had spent time at nearby Ala Dog Park in Marina del Rey and Bluff Creek dog park in Playa Del Rey as examples of…
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