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Letter to the Editor:

During the past six months a public interest group has actively campaigned to establish an official dog park in the town of Northborough. Through diligent research, extensive site reviews, meetings with the dog officer and town officer s th e possibility looks closer to being a reality. With this opportunity pending, I urge town citizens to embrace the concept of an officia l do g par k an d offer their support for this project.

Why support an animal project? Simply stated, it is about people. People, who happen to own dogs, are requesting recreational space where they would have the opportunity to meet friends with a common interest. The features of this project provide the cornerstone to a genuine sense of community. Northborough residents have come to the town with such requests resulting in sports fields, tennis courts, a skateboard park, playgrounds, a water park and most recently a senior center and a library with meeting rooms. The request for an area safe for dogs and their humans that is noninvasive to other town citizens is as logical as the other facilities listed above.

I could further expound on the benefits of a dog park, but enough books have been written on the subject. Yes, entire volumes with titles such as "Visiting the Dog Park" and "How to "Establish a Dog Park" can be read to understand the rational of this project. Without further elaboration, I am asking the support of dog owners and non-dog owners to see this endeavor to completion. Think beyond any pre-conceived ideas you imagine upon hearing "dog park" and instead envision a new outdoor, community based recreation facility in the town of Northborough. Janice E. Ferenchick Northborough