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Eisenhower Park Dog Runs Continue to Make Progress

The funding is secured, and Gonsalves recently reviewed plans for the new dog parks' design.

Pet lovers rejoice, because the that is to is making progress, according to Legis. Norma Gonsalves, R-East Meadow.

Gonsalves recently had a meeting in which she reviewed the plans for the , and she said, “Progress is definitely being made.”

The gate to the dog run will be located at the corner of Salisbury Park Drive and Stewart Avenue, with the main part of the new facility running along Salisbury Park Drive.

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One of the dog runs will be for bigger dogs, while the other will be for pooches of the more petite variety.

“Pet Safe is stepping up to the plate with the benches, fountains, overhangs and more,” Gonsalves said. “Right now, the DPW (Department of Public Works) is looking to do the fencing, and I believe that they’ve secured the funding to do it, and also to make concrete paths and hook up the water.”

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Gonsalves added that, while a date for completion has not been said, the things that have to be in place are in place.

“It is moving along,” she said. “To say exactly when it’s going to happen is very difficult.”

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