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HCDA closes small dog park after harmful mulch dumped; street-improvement designs to go to community
Summary
HCDA staff reported the small dog park in Kakaako was closed after inappropriate mulch was dumped; removal cost about $500. Staff also said Kakaako street-improvement preliminary designs with consultant Wilson Okamoto will be taken to community in Q4.
During the meeting's executive director report, HCDA Executive Director Jared Nakamoto reported that the agency has closed the small dog park at the Kakaako park indefinitely after staff discovered an unauthorized mulch deposit that is harmful to dogs. Nakamoto said the mulch that had been dumped is not the specially engineered, dog-safe product HCDA…
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