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Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:55:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://southloopdogpac.org/2010/06/why-are-chicago-dfas-hard-surfaced/ http://southloopdogpac.org/2010/06/why-are-chicago-dfas-hard-surfaced/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:52:55 +0000 sldogpac http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=1391 One of the two most common questions that people bring up is – “Why is the Grant Bark Park surfaced with asphalt?“.* A reasonable question.  The last thing I think any of us would propose de novo is to build an off-leash dog park that looks like the parking lot at your local mall: The [...]]]> http://southloopdogpac.org/2010/06/why-are-chicago-dfas-hard-surfaced/feed/ 1 http://southloopdogpac.org/2010/05/we-cleaned-up-coliseum-park-dog-run/ http://southloopdogpac.org/2010/05/we-cleaned-up-coliseum-park-dog-run/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 22:38:30 +0000 sldogpac http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=1292 Thanks to Stephanie, Janet, Pam, Doug, & Katie from Soggy Paws for their help with the cleanup of Coliseum Park Dog Run on Saturday May 8th. We made a couple of improvements to the gravel containment, both on a trial basis.  Window screening was installed along the fence at the north end of the park: And, plastic [...]]]> http://southloopdogpac.org/2010/05/we-cleaned-up-coliseum-park-dog-run/feed/ 1 http://southloopdogpac.org/2010/05/coliseum-park-dog-run-cleanup-5-8-10/ http://southloopdogpac.org/2010/05/coliseum-park-dog-run-cleanup-5-8-10/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 18:17:03 +0000 sldogpac http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=1275 We’re planning a Spring Cleanup at Coliseum Park for this Saturday May 8th, at 8 AM. Here’s the proposed task list: a)    General Pick up poo Restock bag dispenser General sweeping & trash Trash in EL support ‘pockets’ Rake pea gravel Gravel shoveling back to gravel areas Powerwash hard surfaces Powerwash gravel Install fencing fabric Block off area around drain Resurface area around north drain Fencing spot repairs (e.g. [...]]]> http://southloopdogpac.org/2010/05/coliseum-park-dog-run-cleanup-5-8-10/feed/ 1 http://southloopdogpac.org/2010/03/when-do-they-turn-on-the-water-in-grant-bark-park/ http://southloopdogpac.org/2010/03/when-do-they-turn-on-the-water-in-grant-bark-park/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:10:36 +0000 sldogpac http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=1240 It’s spring, there’s no water in the park… When will it be turned on? The best we know is this, from Janis Taylor of the Park District: I’ll check and get back to you but it is usually the first few weeks of April… 1st or 2nd week in April was the response. Janis © 2010, South Loop Dog [...]]]> http://southloopdogpac.org/2010/03/when-do-they-turn-on-the-water-in-grant-bark-park/feed/ 3 http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/11/coliseum-dfa-gravel-areas-worth-it-to-change/ http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/11/coliseum-dfa-gravel-areas-worth-it-to-change/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:03:18 +0000 sldogpac http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=1020 How about changing from this: to this:     The former is the way the worthless little gravel areas in the Coliseum Park DFA are currently ‘designed’. Features include: Gravel is at or above grade level Gravel spills out all over the place (and out of the park) Odd little triangles throughout the ‘DFA’ The latter is they way the [...]]]> http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/11/coliseum-dfa-gravel-areas-worth-it-to-change/feed/ 2 http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/10/no-more-excuses-at-coliseum-park/ http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/10/no-more-excuses-at-coliseum-park/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:27:02 +0000 dfreymann http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=962 Coliseum Park DFA is a mess, and there is poo everywhere.  Today we put up a Dog Waste Bag Dispenser at Coliseum Park – it’s orange, and you can’t miss it.   No more excuses, please. The DogPAC has committed to keeping the DFA dog waste bag dispenser full of poo bags.  If you [...]]]> http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/10/no-more-excuses-at-coliseum-park/feed/ 0 http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/09/coliseum-dog-park-update/ http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/09/coliseum-dog-park-update/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:00:10 +0000 dfreymann http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=863 This is a brief update about issues at Coliseum Park after discussion with Janis Taylor of the Chicago Park District 9.8.09. 1.  The east side gate. The issues raised here were: the need to fix the gap that currently allows small dogs to escape the dog run (note the brick in the picture!) the possibility of installing a double [...]]]> http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/09/coliseum-dog-park-update/feed/ 4 http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/08/drains-above-ground/ http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/08/drains-above-ground/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:23:19 +0000 dfreymann http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=669 Wow, take a look at the drain installation at the Grant Bark Park: Look at the front of that drain – there is an obvious lip that extends above the surface of the surrounding asphalt, allowing water to pool and accumulate debris, bacteria, and parasites. And it’s even worse at the Coliseum Park DFA: Is this shoddy work, [...]]]> http://southloopdogpac.org/2009/08/drains-above-ground/feed/ 2