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Downey council pauses Golden Park dog-park project after neighbors raise maintenance and safety concerns
Summary
After community meetings with strong neighborhood opposition, Downey City Council voted unanimously to pause plans for a second dog park at Golden Park and fold the discussion into the parks master-plan update, preserving county allocation while staff refines options.
Downey City Council voted unanimously to pause plans for a proposed second dog park at Golden Park and revisit the issue as part of the city’s parks master-plan update.
Director Jason Chacon told the council that, after earlier direction to research locations, staff conducted community outreach and two neighborhood meetings where “the majority of feedback received ... were not in favor of this location being used for the dog park,” citing concerns about maintenance, odors,…
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