As you may know, the dog
friendly area initiative has been in limbo for the last few months as we waited
to see whether our proposed site would still be available following
finalization of the United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) plans to
restore the riverfront along Horner Park’s eastern boarder. The riverfront project has been on the
backburner for over a decade. However,
the recent availability of federal funds has put it on the fast track. The new designs called for an Oak Savanna on
the south side of the park, including the proposed area that we had delineated
for the DFA.
The USACE and the Chicago Park District (CPD) convened a
special meeting with the Horner Park Advisory Council on July 23rd. At that meeting they indicated that CPD would
retain an acre of land on the southwest side of the park, within our originally
designated area, that could be made into a DFA.
That is, of course, subject to completion of the necessary steps for
developing a DFA and final approval by CPD pursuant to the guidelines. Hurray!!
