Pacific Palisades Dog Park Community Engagement Meeting to Take Place at Library

By SARAH SHMERLING | Editor-in-Chief

The office of Councilmember Traci Park and city of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks will host a Pacific Palisades Dog Park Community Engagement Meeting on Monday, October 21, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Palisades Branch Library.

“After years of community advocacy, we’ve worked hard to secure funding for this long-time community priority, and we’re excited to see the project move forward,” Park wrote in an email ahead of the meeting. “We hope that you can join us to learn more.”

The idea for an off-leash dog park in Pacific Palisades dates back nearly three decades—with an advocacy group, including Leslie Campbell, Carol Ross and Lynn Miller in 2017 called Pacific Palisades Dog Park Working Group, taking charge in recent years.

Plans include small and large dog areas along Temescal Canyon Road near Pacific Coast Highway, totaling 33,255 square feet, according to a Rec & Parks board report. The project scope, according to the report, is to “create a new off-leash dog park, including new fencing, path of travel (concrete path, entry plaza), synthetic surfacing, landscaping (trees, irrigation, mulch), security lighting, [and] site amenities (shade structure, hydration station, benches, trash receptacles, dog agility equipment).”

“The dog park will be funded by Measure A,” the flyer read.

The meeting will take place in the community room. Interested parties are encouraged to RSVP. For more information, contact Pacific Palisades Field Deputy Michael Amster.