A survey taken during February and March indicated that only 18% of respondents were frequent visitors to the Beverly Hills Community Dog Park. Issues such as cleanliness and ground covering were cited as the reasons for the infrequent visits. Now, City Council and staff are hoping to attract more pups and their people to the Foothill Road park by increasing shade coverage and replacing the current ground cover with artificial turf.
Following a discussion at the June 3 City Council Liaison/Recreation and Parks Commission Liaison meeting, Councilmembers Mary Wells and John Mirisch instructed Community Services Director Stephanie Harris to finalize the costs of implementing the new shade structure and researching a “test site” that would cover a section of the park with a mix of new materials.
