Kids & Family
OF Pulls Ahead of Orland Park in PetSafe Dog Park Contest
Laura Clemons says she was contacted by an Orland Park trustee who reportedly wrote the contest organizers with concerns about the neighboring communities competing.
Oak Forest has topped neighbor Orland Park to take the third place spot in a national dog park competition where the winner gets $100,000.
As of 10:30 a.m. Saturday, is about 300 votes up on Orland and more than 15,000 votes behind the second place community, Lynchburg, VA.
Competition in the south suburbs for the Nos. 3 and 4 spots appears to be heating up.
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Ald. Laura Clemons of Oak Forest's 1st Ward said she was called this week by Orland Trustee Patricia Gira, Sun-Times Media reports. Gira reportedly wrote the company behind the "Bark for your Park" contest, PetSafe, with concerns that a close competition between neighbors might hurt voting.
Voting continues through July 31.
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Here's how you can vote for :
- Visit the PetSafe contest site.
- Click on Oak Forest.
- Create an account, or log in if you already have one.
- Click "Vote Now."
- Next, visit PetSafe's Facebook page.
- Log in and vote again!
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