Off-leash dog park location, funding ideas sought for Apache Junction
by Richard H Dyer | Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent
Finding a place to let Fido run free may become easier as Apache Junction officials are looking into costs, location and amenities for the city’s first off-leash dog park.
Previous proposed locations for dog parks have included Prospector Park, 3015 N. Idaho Road; Silly Mountain Park, southeast of East 36th Avenue and South Silly Mountain Road; and the Pinal County complex, which has a retention basin southeast of Idaho Road and Superstition Boulevard.
“Ten years ago we had, actually, two plans adopted by council, having one at Prospector Park or one at Silly Mountain, but because of the downturn in the economy at that time .. that was never able to be a reality,” Liz Langenbach, parks and recreation director, said to the council Aug. 7.
