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West Miami names new dog park and updates park rules, fees to support new recreation facilities
Summary
The commission voted to name the city's first dog park Central Park, adopted an amendment allowing designated parks to be permanently exempt from the city's general prohibition on dogs, and approved an updated parks fee schedule and rental rules for the new recreation facilities.
The City Commission voted unanimously on Nov. 5 to name the city's new dog park Central Park, to revise the municipal code so the city may permanently exempt designated parks from a blanket ban on dogs, and to adopt an updated parks and recreation fee schedule to cover use of new facilities.
The branding board had recommended the name "Central Bark," and the board's chair, Chris Filipa, told commissioners the board's top choice was a playful reference to dogs and a symbolic tie to the city's "generations" tagline.…
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