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"I'm bored," says Paige the beagle. "I can
hardly wait 'til the Rec Park Dog Park opens."
On August 15, 2013, the Gettysburg Area Recreation Authority
(GARA) ( www.gara-recpark.info ) became chartered under the
Pennsylvania Municipal Authority Act on August 15, 2013. It's a
partnership between the Borough of Gettysburg and Cumberland
Township, an independent government organization that operates
recreation programs and maintains park services for the citizens of
Adams County.
Two years ago Recreation Park (Rec Park) in Gettysburg, Pa.,
asked residents what additional amenity they desired for the park. The
52-acre park already had many recreation opportunities: seven baseball
diamonds, a football field, a rec center, an outdoor amphitheater, two
basketball courts, tennis courts, two playgrounds, a skate park, three
pavilions, a 20-station outdoor fitness trail, gardens and shuffle board.
What amenity did they desire? The No. 1 request was for a park
for man's best friend. Rec Park reports that less than an hour after its
official fundraising campaign for a dog park began, GARA had raised
more than $7,000. GARA hopes to raise $25,000 by April to cover
the costs of a perimeter fence, water fountains, benches and shade
trees, plus fountains, jumps and tunnels for the canine corps.
Rec Park expects the dog park to open by June 1, 2014.
Gettysburg Has
Spoken, Bark If
You Agree
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