With the help of Chad Warren at Cytech Hosintg, Elise Gatti (heading up Dog Park effort), and Zachary Schweitzer for his incredible Dog Park Logo, we have been able to get LawrencvilleDogPark.org off the ground!  There is much more work to do, but check it out and give feedback!  What would you want to see on the site?

Also check out the upcoming Game Night and Dance-A-Thon, and our most recent announcement in The Bulletin (Page 19)!

NO JOKE!  Here’s the skinny on the Lawrenceville Dog Park effort:

We are currently in the process of acquiring the support of our local elected officials and community development organizations.  We will be presenting our proposal to them in early April.  With their support, we will then present our proposal to the City of Pittsburgh and the Urban Redevelopment Authority in mid-April.  We plan to have a dedicated site by May.

Once we have a site, we will hold a public meeting, where we will share information about the park, explain the code of conduct, address any concerns, and recruit volunteers and donations.  We will also be pushing to raise funds to help defray the costs and pay for special amenities.

In the meantime, please help us by filling out our extended survey.  We will use the results of this survey to demonstrate community support for the project and to help us design the actual park.

If you would like to be added to our distribution list, please include your email address at the end of the survey.

Thank you for your support!

Other Developments:

• New Logo (above) finalized (Thanks to Zachary Schweitzer) – Download it now!

• LawrencevilleDogPark.org almost LIVE (Thanks to Chad Warren (Twitter) at Cytech Hosting!)

• Two very successful fundraisers completed, including the Benefit Variety Show at Your Inner Vagabond last month

If you’re interested in helping make the Lawrenceville Dog Park a reality, please email me at Chris dot Lugo at gmail.com.

In the meantime -

Take the survey & HELP SPREAD THE WORD!