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Duboce Park Multi-Use Area Opens
By Jaime San Felippo
On Saturday, March 8, a crowd of about 100 dog owners, parents and community members gathered to celebrate the grand opening of Duboce Park’s new Dog Play Area/Multi-Use Area, completing Phase I of the Duboce Park Plan.
Improvements to the park include a bollard and cable fence along the perimeters of the multi-use area, new drinking fountains for both dogs and people, new bench areas to help make the park more social as well as a new north-south pedestrian path and widening of the existing east-west path from Steiner to Pierce streets.
“I’m really pleased to be here,” said Supervisor Bevan Dufty who spoke at the event. “Duboce Park is really the defining element in this neighborhood. I live in the neighborhood now and bring my daughter, Sidney, to this park. I hope everyone enjoys the changes made.”
David Troup, who as head of the group Duboce Dogs was heavily involved in the planning, hosted the event. He spoke of the sometimes contentious meetings between local residents, but said in the end the community came together.
“We hope we created spaces for everyone here,” said Troup. “That we’re standing here today is a testament to what happens when people put aside their differences and come together for some hard work.”
Also in attendance were Peter Cohen of the Duboce Triangle Neighborhood Association, Mark Scheuer, former president of Duboce Dogs and 20-year resident and parent Libby Albert. All were heavily involved in the planning stages.
Supervisor Dufty presented Troup, Scheuer, Albert and Cohen each with a certificate of appreciation from the Board of Supervisors for “all your hard work in the development of Duboce Park.”
Most residents were jubilant about the changes to the park.
“I like it,” said Charlie Miller, sitting next to his Scottish Terrier, Bonnie. “I’ve been living next to the park since 1970 and its never looked better.”
Others took a different view.
“I don’t think the park needed to be divided,” said Meryl Katz, dog owner and mother of three. “There is a lot more asphalt and too many signs. It looks great today, but I thought it was fine before.”
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