Fillmore Dog Park to Reopen in Spring 2023
Fillmore Dog Park at Two Rivers Park was closed back in 2020 due to violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. With an allocation of $200,000 from the city, the dog park and other areas of Two Rivers Park to be renovated are set to reopen in spring 2023.
Fillmore Dog Park at Two Rivers Park was closed back in 2020 due to violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. With an allocation of $200,000 from the city, the dog park and other areas of Two Rivers Park to be renovated are set to reopen in spring 2023.
By Gazette Staff Writers — Wednesday, September 7th, 2022

What will $200,000 get you? If you’re Fillmore, it’s an updated dog park and additional renovations to Two Rivers Park.

The dog park (at Two Rivers Park) closed over two years ago after violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a fact pointed out to the city by a Fillmore resident who uses a wheelchair.

At that time the cost to make the necessary corrections (dog park) would have been $52,000, which the City of Fillmore decided not to do. The corrections called for the city to redesign, relocate and enlarge the gates and provide an accessible route to the benches. ADA corrections were also needed regarding the parking lot, play spaces, skate park, and athletic field seating.

The City Council voted in 2020 to pay approximately $200,000 for the violations in the other areas, along with the dog park. In February the Parks and Rec Commission reached out to the public with a survey, and for input. By summer, the city allocated $200,000 for the dog park renovations.

Parks & Rec is looking at having everything in place by the end of the year and hoping to open the dog park by spring 2023.