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Alpharetta considering privately funded dog park

An Alpharetta family has verbally committed $50,000 to help develop a dog park at Webb Bridge Park. (Courtesy City of Alpharetta)

Credit: City of Alpharetta

Credit: City of Alpharetta

An Alpharetta family has verbally committed $50,000 to help develop a dog park at Webb Bridge Park. (Courtesy City of Alpharetta)
By Karen Huppertz for the AJC
June 9, 2023

The Alpharetta City Council was recently presented with an opportunity to consider a privately funded dog park at Webb Bridge Park.

The local Mulroy family has verbally committed $50,000 to cover most of the estimated $53,285 project cost. Since the council gave verbal approval to continue developing the plan, the Recreation, Parks and Cultural Services Department discussed covering the remaining $3,285.

The initial concept includes two access gates and two connected fenced-in areas, one for small dogs and one for large dogs.

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