Work under way for off-leash park in Kent

Chopping back the brush: Cris LeCompte chops down a blackberry bush at the site for the new off leash dog park next to Morrill Meadows Park, Saturday, March 27.

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Volunteer Cris LeCompte chops down a blackberry bush at the site for the new off leash dog park next to Morrill Meadows Park

Volunteer Cris LeCompte chops down a blackberry bush at the site for the new off leash dog park next to Morrill Meadows Park

Chopping back the brush: Cris LeCompte chops down a blackberry bush at the site for the new off leash dog park next to Morrill Meadows Park, Saturday, March 27.

For more information about the proposed park, or to join the planning committee, work party or to donate money for the project, call Brian Levenhagen, a city parks project manager who will oversee development of the site, at 253-856-5116 or e-mail him at bjlevenhagen@ci.kent.wa.us.


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