Ross Dog Park in Vancouver’s West Minnehaha area, which closed after a gate and fencing were damaged over the weekend, is slated to reopen Thursday morning.
The damaged gate to the small-dog area will remain closed, but owners of small dogs can walk through the main park to another entrance to the small-dog area, said Cindy Franke, president of Dog Owners Group for Park Access in Washington, or DOGPAW, which runs the park.
Franke said that overnight Saturday it appeared a vehicle damaged the upper gate that leads to the small-dog area. Two fence posts also were pulled out of the ground, which knocked down about 20 feet of fencing, she said. The damage was reported by a volunteer around 10 a.m. Sunday.
She decided to close the off-leash dog park at Northeast Ross Street and 15th Avenue while the fence is being repaired. The gate will take longer to replace.
