New Dog Park Will Benefit Sunset Hills, Crestwood Residents
The City of Sunset Hills received a $220,000 grant from St. Louis County Municipal Parks Grant.
The City of Sunset Hills recently secured a $220,000 St. Louis County Municipal Parks Grant to use toward the creation of a new dog park, Parks Director Gerald Brown said.
The new park will be on a 4-acre site near Truman Middle School, on a piece of property owned by the city. The park would also have walking trails for canine and human use.
Crestwood Mayor Jeff Schlink said he worked with Sunset Hills Mayor Bill Nolan on the grant application because he feels that residents will benefit from having the park in such close proximity.
Crestwood residents would be responsible for resident fees, according to a Suburban Journals report.
The city will receive some help for additional funding from project proponents. Sunset Hills Conservation Foundation hosted a fundraiser to benefit the dog park last October. It is the first project for the relatively new non-profit, whose mission is to preserve green spaces around the city.
John Dough
6:30 am on Monday, March 4, 2013
For one fleeting moment I though Mayor Schlink had found a use for the Mall..in Crestwood..
Chris P
8:55 am on Monday, March 4, 2013
Why are we paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in this economy for a park to walk dogs? Aren't there enough places that dogs can do their business?
Karlie Baker
2:42 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
That's a good question. However, with the grants and help from the Sunset Hills Conservation Society, I believe the city of SH is trying to make this project happen with minimal, if any, contributions from their budget.
Chris P
6:24 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
By, we, I meant we taxpayers of St. Louis County. I don't live in Crestwood. Grants from St. Louis County aren't formed out of thin air. This is another ridiculous waste of OUR money.
Publius
8:10 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
The grant money is used on a wide range of projects. Typically parks and recreation are the first use of these funds as they usually are the first budgets cut. The amount individual taxpayers pay for these grants are not even pennies when taken in the context of the county budget.
John Dough
7:56 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
$220,000.000 here $220,000.00 there... pretty soon your going to be spending some real money..
Reasonable Person
9:28 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Reason number 257 that everyone should vote no in April on the Arch/Parks sales tax increase. The more $$$ government can get, the more they can waste it.