APACHE JUNCTION FUTURE DOG PARKS

APACHE JUNCTION PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING - DECEMBER 1st, 2004

On December 1st., 2004, Marta Saint-James, President and founder of Gold Canyon D.O.G. -Dog Owners Group- requested the City of Apache Junction Parks & Recreation 7-member Commission, to establish an off-leash dog park in their city. Jeff Bell, Director of Parks & Recreation was present, as well as many residents of the city supporting the creation of a dog park within their city. 144 signatures from Apache Junction residents in favor of a dog park in their city were collected.

The Apache Junction Parks & Recreation Commission unanimously approved a motion in favor of an off-leash dog park, as presented on December 1st., 2004. The proposal was presented before the City Council on January 31, 2005.

The Prospector Dog Park plans may be presented to the Apache Junction Parks & Recreation Commission for approval at the September, 2008 meeting.

APACHE JUNCTION PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING - OCTOBER 3rd, 2007

Highlights (I am highlighting the topics for the dog park):

SHORT TERM GOALS
(1-3 Years)

EXISTING SITES
Complete the addition of an off-leash facility at Prospector Park
Gold Canyon D.O.G. – Dog Owners Group presented the Gold Canyon Kramer’s Run plans to the Apache Junction Parks & Recreation Commission on December of 2004, which were unanimously approved. The following steps were to include it in the budget, now the City is ready to have the first off-leash dog park at the Prospect Park location.

COMMUNITY PARKS
Create a Master Plan for Silly Mountain Park
An interactive discussion between the Commission Members, the large audience attending the meeting which included representatives from S.A.L.T. (Superstition Area Land Trust); Gold Canyon D.O.G. (Dog Owners Group) and Canine Companions Ltd. of Apache Junction.
J2 Design, is the engineering firm hired by the City of Apache Junction to create the Master Plan for Silly Mountain Park, a site with over 200 acres (J2 Design was responsible for the design of Cosmo Dog Park in the Town of Gilbert, voted the “Best Dog Park in the Nation”)

Master Plan for Silly Mountain Park:

1. Multi-use Trails (Hiking, Equestrian, Bicycling – NO motorized vehicles -)
2. Off –leash Dog Park
3. Picnic Areas
4. Traffic-Parking

On April 15th, 2008 the Apache Junction City Council unanimously approved the Silly Mountain Master Plan as presented.

GOLD CANYON KRAMER'S RUN DOG PARK
We are still pursuing our own Dog Park; the survey of the land behind the Firehouse Grill on Kings Ranch Rd by Pinal County is almost completed.

The closest off-leash dog park is COSMO Dog Park, on Ray Rd,
between Higley and Greenfield, in the Town of Gilbert,
22 miles, one way, from Gold Canyon.
Visit the Favorite Links page for directions