“Although Links View Drive Reserve was a popular location, we recognised that Precious Family Reserve deserved further investigation. It has great potential as a location for a dog exercise area, so we’re keen to see what the community thinks,” says council senior recreation planner Jason Crummer.
The council plans to consult the Ōmokoroa community in early 2024.
Earlier this year the Your Place community talk received 500 pieces of feedback on the proposed dog exercise areas and features.
“It’s all about providing a destination for dog lovers to exercise their dogs off-lead safely in a fenced enclosure,” Jason says. “People told us that water stations and poop bag dispensers and disposal stations were the highest priority, followed by seating, shade, a separate chill-out zone, double gate entry and space for future agility items.’’
The final goal is to create four dog exercise areas across the district in Te Puke, Katikati, Ōmokoroa and Waihī Beach.
The Te Puke dog exercise area opened in October and has proved popular, with hundreds of pooches and their owners using it each week, Jason says.
