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Committee weighs West Somerville dog-park options but finds few city-owned sites

Somerville City Council Committee on Open Space, Environment and Energy · December 3, 2025
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Summary

Staff told the committee a 2019 feasibility study and current asset inventory show no suitable city-owned off-leash sites in West Somerville; possible alternatives discussed included a Tufts partnership or negotiating with Eversource, but both raise ownership and fencing challenges.

The committee discussed a long-running request for an off-leash dog area serving West Somerville. Luisa Oliveira said a Community Preservation Act-funded feasibility study identified no city-owned off-leash parcel in West Somerville and emphasized siting requirements for dog parks: fenced areas that do not…

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