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Dog park proposal draws maintenance and liability concerns from Shrewsbury parks board
Summary
A request to create a dog park prompted board members to raise concerns that the proposed batting-cage site is too small, too close to ball fields, would be hard to maintain and would increase city liability; no decision was made.
The Shrewsbury Parks Board considered a request to establish a dog park but raised multiple objections to the proposed site. Board members said the batting-cage area under discussion is too small for a dog-park use, is located too close to ball fields, would be difficult to maintain and could present increased liability for the city.
Minutes do not record a formal vote or motion on the proposal. The discussion remained at the conceptual level and the board did not record a next step for staff in the minutes.
The board may revisit the idea at a future meeting once proponents and staff provide more detailed options or alternative locations.
