Barrow Co makes plans for CARES dollars

Barrow County is making plans for more than $1.8 million in coronavirus relief money approved by Congress earlier this year: paving at Victor Lord Park and work on roads around Barrow County will be funded with the federal dollars. Victor Lord Park recently become home to Barrow County’s first government-operated dog park.

From the Barrow Co government website…

The Barrow County Department of Leisure Services, through the Board of Commissioners, is pleased to announce the grand opening of the Victor Lord Park Dog Park. The address for Victor Lord Park is 175 2nd St. in Winder, and the dog park located at the southeastern end of the park, adjacent to Multipurpose Field #14.

The dog park was constructed as part of the 2018 SPLOST-funded Victor Lord Park Expansion Project.

The dog park hours of operation are sunrise to 9 pm, unless otherwise posted & are subject to change The dog park is approximately one acre total in size and is divided into two sections; one for dogs 40 lbs. and under, and one for 40 lbs. and over.

The dog park includes benches with shade structures, water fountains with separate fountains for pets, waste bag dispensers, and double-gated entrance areas. It is the first dog park constructed within a Barrow County park.

The community was involved in the planning of the dog park. A Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) 2018 Citizen Committee was formed in October 2016 for the purpose of soliciting citizen input concerning possible County projects to be included and providing a formal recommendation to the Board of Commissioners. The Citizen Committee met bi-monthly from October 2016-June 2017 and developed a formal SPLOST 2018 capital project recommendation, and a dog park was among the recommendations. Also, increasing park space and recreation options was ranked in the top five most important issues among community surveys as part of the 2018 Barrow County Comprehensive Plan Update, including survey requests for more opportunities within the county that do not require travel to neighboring counties for recreation.

Pup and Cat Co., an area humane society part of Animal Rescue Foster Network Georgia, recently held an adoption event at the new dog park. For more information about the dog park, please call 770-307- 3024 or email dmagee@barrowga.org

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