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Sunday, January 13, 2013

New Dog Park Targeted For Improvements

The Marconi Road facility has rallied the community, Committeeman Jeffrey Foster said

Plans are afoot to improve Wall’s first dog park as community members are lining up to support the Marconi Road facility. Committeeman Jeffrey Foster on Wednesday said that he was targeting the springtime for a push to improve the new facility, which opened late last year. But some improvements will not have to wait that long. Foster said doggie bags, used to clean up after dogs who use the park, should be available before then. And Township Administrator Jeffry Bertrand said some of the brush and downed trees from Hurricane Sandy will be cut into chips and will line the two fenced areas of the park, which is located between Brighton Ave. and Monmouth Boulevard, near Camp Evans. A local chapter of the Girl Scouts of America have committed …

Katelyn

11:14 am on Thursday, February 7, 2013

I hope that setting up by August includes dog park rules. The little children running around there are getting trampled and last time they were fighting over my little dog. The parents do not care and I know if they dropped my dog they would not cover the vet bills. I hope that you are considering the safety of the people and their dogs as you make improvements. I think putting the doggy bags out…   more ›

Monday, October 22, 2012

Mayor: New Dog Park Coming To North Wall

Mayor Jeffrey Foster says Marconi Road dog park could be open by November

Fido may have a new place to run by the end of the month. Mayor Jeffrey Foster said the town is taking over the facility formerly run by the Agility Association for Central Jersey, commonly known as JAG, and turning it into a public dog park. JAG is a dog agility training club which operated a site on Marconi Road. The organization has moved to a new facility on Watson Road. “It’s been a long time coming,’’ Foster said. The area is already fenced and public works employees will be cleaning it up and putting the finishing touches on the property, Foster said. “I personally think everyone has viewed it as a bigger project than it is,’’ said Township Administrator Jeffry Bertrand at a recent meeting. “It’ll work out well.’’ Foster said the …

Katelyn

1:20 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2013

I just wanted to day that my dog and I are sad that this exciting news was never updated. I do not know why Wall Patch does not think the opening of the dog park is no longer important. I just wanted people to know that I found at at PetSmart today that the dog park is OPEN in Wall. I just thought that people should know. I heard it is nice and I can not wait to check it out!   more ›

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