Sales tax-funded dog park opens in Winder

There is a new dog park for Barrow County: the first to be constructed using sales tax dollars is now open in Victor Lord Park in Winder.

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 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.

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