And the Dog Park is open!

Let me start by saying I'm quite embarrassed it has been so long since I last posted. It is surprising how busy a 1.5yr old can keep you. The great news is that we now have a fully functional dog park! There are two sections, for small and large dogs.

We visited the park today and had a blast with our two labs and getting to meet some really nice people (hey Brian & Carrie). As spring weather is finally here, please make plans to visit the park whenever possible.

To access the park, drive to downtown Nolensville and turn east on to Rocky Fork Rd. Part of the street will be blocked saying "Detour" or something to that effect as they have now closed the other end of the street near the new elementary school.

Look forward to seeing you there!

We have a fence!

I'll try and add some pictures later, but the fence for the park is up! You'll find it has two sections, one for small and large dogs.

I wasn't able to check closely enough to determine if the water has been run already. Stay tuned and hopefully we will be playing with our pups there soon...

Very special thanks to The Tennessean!

We've been quite fortunate all of the media coverage for this project and I simply cannot thank The Tennessean enough for it. We were contacted by Mitchell Kline last week for a quick blurp and some pictures. I'm quite happy to say you'll be seeing a lot of me, Bailey, Raven & Hershey at the dog park before you know it (unfortunately Joyce had school the day this was shot).

Here is a link to the full article for all those interested:

Second dog park will let pups frolic with friends

We're getting there! Update from WCPR...

Let me start by apologizing for the delay between posts. I'm usually a tenacious "ankle-biter" but wanted to give the bond sale process time to play-out...

Some really great news from Bob at WCPR:

• The bonds have been sold and we now have our funds!
• Bids should start coming within the next few weeks
• The ground has been marked for fencing.
• There will be two separate fenced areas, one for large and one for small dogs.

I know this seems a long time coming, but it looks like things are on their way!

We have bonds approved!

Heard the following from WCPR today:

"The bonds were passed at the commission meeting on March 10th. It does however take some time to sell the bonds. I would imagine you are looking at sometime in early summer before we will have the funding in house"

While it won't be here for Spring, I think we've got to be happy that it is coming. We've got to remember that this is the govt. we're working with and they can only move as fast as the red tape allows.

Update from WCPR

As alluded to below, few things in the government move quickly. From WCPR:

"The county postponed the voting on the bond issuance until it's March 10th meeting. After that I will have the okay to start getting purchase orders for products for the dog park.

I haven't forgotten you, things just move very slow with the government."

Be assured, I'll follow-up shortly after the 10th and let everyone know what I hear...

Dog Park coming as early as Spring '08!

I have great news guys! WCPR has assigned Phyllis Huffman to oversee the dog park project. Phyllis stated that the county should release funding mid-January and construction will begin shortly there after. With any luck, we can all meet for the grand opening in the Spring!

I know everyone is immensely excited to finally see this come to fruition. Stay tuned and I'll keep you informed as now info arrives.