July 20, 2011 Committee Meeting

Posted by gertiebeth on Jul 9, 2011 in Blog, Committee, Dog Parks, Donations, Featured | 0 comments Share July 20th Committee Meeting Dog Park Folks, It was a busy start to 2011 in our family and that stalled things out for our dog park planning. We did manage a spring clean up in our park as part of the adopt-a-park program. About 25 people showed up and helped out with that. The Andover Football Association donated 500 bucks to our park. (THANK YOU!!!) However, we need much more and...
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We Are Now Accepting Donations!

Posted by gertiebeth on Oct 27, 2010 in Dog Parks, Donations, Featured | 2 comments Share We are now accepting donations for Andover’s first off-leash dog park! The city of Andover has graciously given the Andover Dog Park project a piece of land to use for our dog park. However, the dog park will be primarily financed through donations. The Andover Dog Park committee is currently getting bids from companies for our fencing and other supplies, but we have a good idea of...
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Dog Park Supporter’s Meeting

Posted by gertiebeth on Oct 25, 2010 in Andover Station North, Dog Parks, Featured | 0 comments We have a meeting Tuesday night, October 26, for folks who indicated on their petition signature that they were interested in being on a committee. If you are interested in meeting with us to discuss strategies on getting our Andover Station North dog park location up and running, drop us an email and we will add you to the list and give you more meeting...
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City Council Meeting Sept. 28

Posted by gertiebeth on Sep 24, 2010 in Andover, Blog, Dog Parks, Featured | 0 comments The next big step in the Andover Dog Park process is Tuesday, September 28th, 7PM, at Andover City Hall. At that time the Parks Commission will be making their location recommendation to the City Council members. A simple way to help would be to show up and just give us some presence. You and any friends that wish to attend can just sit in the chambers room. Letting the City know that the effort...
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Star Tribune Article

Posted by gertiebeth on Sep 3, 2010 in Andover, Dog Parks | 3 comments Our efforts to get a dog park started in Andover is featured in an article written on the Star Tribune website. Click here to read it. Thanks to Hannah! Star Tribune Website Tired of taking her four dogs to roam free at the Alpine Dog Park in Ramsey, Jen Frisby had been thinking it was time Andover had its own dog park. Frisby, 41, had a “light bulb” moment driving home from a...
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July 15 Meeting Update

Posted by gertiebeth on Jul 16, 2010 in Andover, Blog, Dog Parks | 3 comments On Thursday, July 15, the Andover Park & Rec Commission met at Andover City Hall. Rob and I and 12 Andover residents interested in an off-leash dog park were at the meeting. The QCTV website already has the entire meeting online (dog park business starts at 11:25) and here is a brief rundown of what was discussed: The Andover Dog Park web-based effort (170 online petition signatures) Fun...
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