 A dog park is in the works for the city of Crosslake, a volunteer group in the area is currently raising money for the park and they hope to have a preliminary fence up by the fall. The location of the dog park off of Degget Pine Road near the Crosslake Community Center was approved by the City Council last May. The dog park will include two fenced-in areas, one for small, shy dogs and one for social dogs and larger breeds. We wanted to make sure that it blended in the community really well, that it was a attractive place that people would want to come to and spend their time with their pets and that it fit the needs in terms of being a secure safe place for the animals. The committee says Crosslake would largely benefit from a dog park being a tourist destination. The park will be particularly popular in the summer months when vacationers look for a place to let their dogs exercise. The committee also says they creating a communal space where both dogs and owners can socialize with one another can also be beneficial to the area. We need to raise the money to put the fencing in to get some benches to get maybe a picnic table or a shelter and that is the big step here is to be able to get enough funds to do that. We've done some estimates in terms of what the cost would be and now we have to put it all together. For more information on the dog park project or to learn how to get involved you can visit this story on our website at lptv.org. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.