Culver City’s dog park, the Boneyard has installed lights. Dogs and their owners will be able to use the park from dawn to 10 p.m. every day.
“It’s so great to have lights at the dog park now. I get off work late many evenings and my dog, Sparky misses out. Now Sparky will still get his daily play date,” said Janis Koplin, a Culver City resident
Through a generous donation by Nantworks, the Boneyard’s new neighbor, the dog park now has security lights to illuminate the park in the evenings.
“We are so happy to see this final piece of the puzzle fall into place for the dog park,” said Friends of the Culver City Dog Park Chair Vicki Daly Redholtz.
“We have been working for the last several years to not only bring lights to the park but to ensure that the lights are maintained and the electrical costs are met for many years to come.”
The Friends of the Culver City Dog Park will present a check for $35,000 to the city at an upcoming February city council meeting. The funds will be used to pay the electricity bill to light the park.
“We estimate that this contribution should take care of these needs for at least the next 25 years,” Daly Redholtz said.
The Culver City Dog Park was a dream project of the Friends of the Culver City Dog Park a community based non-profit organization, in cooperation with the City of Culver City.
Donations to the Friends provided the initial funds to complete the city-owned park, which opened in April 2006. A subsequent grant from the county of Los Angeles was used to enhance the park’s grounds and services.
With a grant provided by the Environmental Protection Agency, a plot of dormant and polluted land was reclaimed and decontaminated.
The Boneyard is a fenced, off-leash dog park where well-behaved canine citizens can exercise and socialize in a clean, safe environment without endangering or annoying people, property or wildlife.
“I have been going to the Boneyard for years. After being inside all day while I’m at work, my dogs Iggy and Taiho are full of energy a night. I am thrilled that my dogs can now go play in the evening when they need it most,” said Lisa Prince.
The Friends of the Culver City Dog Park is proud of its fundraising work to bring the park to the community. This park illustrates premier example of a cooperative partnering of individuals, private organizations, businesses and city, county and federal government agencies.
The Culver City Dog Park is located on Leash Lane at Duquesne Avenue one block north of Jefferson Boulevard. For more information on Friends of the Culver City Dog Park, visit www.culvercitydogpark.org