Metro agreed to take the parcel off the market and let the city buy it at “fair market value.”
By Marissa J. Lang Marissa J. Lang Local reporter focused on D.C. area news Email Bio Follow May 23 at 11:20 AM For more than a year, they flooded city officials’ offices with petitions, letters and calls, urging them to “save my dog park.” Dog park regulars worried it hadn’t been enough.
“There’s a lot of ways this can go,” she said. “They’ll have to negotiate based on the appraised value of $2.1 million. The District may end up doing their own appraisal and coming up with a different number, and then we’ll have to go from there.” “We have received inquiries from city officials and requests from many members of the community, along with Councilwoman Nadeau, that the District of Columbia be allowed to purchase and maintain the above-referenced property as a public dog park,” Wiedefeld wrote.
“I think we always have to find a balance on how we’re spending government dollars,” Nadeau said. “This preserves a green space for the community — not just for dogs but for people who want to be engaged in their community.”Critics have questioned the wisdom of funneling millions into a neighborhood dog park, instead of using the money to address issues such as homelessness or affordable housing.
If the District succeeds in purchasing the park, the space will have to be renovated. As is, there is no running water or adequate drainage. To enter and exit, dog owners pass through a single gate — unlike the more secure, double-gate enclosures required at other city dog parks. On more than one occasion, dogs have gotten out.
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