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Wanted: Outspoken Pooch Park Supporters
The Bark for a Park committee will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at City Hall, with ears perked for any suggestions residents and park supporters.
Oak Forest residents dreaming up the city's dog park —but the dog-centric planning has just begun.
The Bark for a Park committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at , and they're hoping to round up fellow supporters for more brainstorming for the seven acres near 160th and Oak Park Avenue.
The land is known as Bremen Grove, property of the Cook County Forest Preserve District.
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The committee has until August 2015 to spend the money Oak Forest won by taking second place in the Bark for your Park contest, organized by pet product producer PetSafe. Ald. Laura Clemons, chair of the city's Bark for a Park committee, said they don't have any definitive plans, and will continue fundraising efforts. The next proposed fundraiser is a dog and owner pub crawl, Clemons said.
Previous efforts by the committee—including dog washes and spaghetti dinners—rewarded the group with roughly $11,000.
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For more information on the park efforts and to suggest park features, stop into City Hall tonight at 7 p.m.
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