Lansing area dogs have a place in the city to call their own: the
new $100,000 Howard and Erna Soldan Dog Park, which opened this week.
The park is adjacent to the Hawk Island County Park in Lansing. It includes 17-acres of land and a pond for pooches that like to splash in the water.
"The owners are happy to have a place to play and exercise while their dogs are off their leashes," says Ellen Sullivan, president of Friends of
Greater Lansing Dog Parks. "People are grateful for this because the city has leash laws in virtually every area."
Most of the initial $100,000 investment paid for fencing around the park. Business owner Howard Soldan II
gave the county a $50,000 grant for the park to be distributed over several years.
Both Ingham County and the City of Lansing donated $5,000 of their own funds for the park. The rest of the $100,000 investment comes from private investors. Ingham County oversees the park.
Source: Ellen Sullivan, Friends of Greater Lansing Dog Parks.
Ivy Hughes is the development news editor for Capital Gains. She can be reached at
ivy@capitalgainsmedia.com.
All Photographs © Dave Trumpie
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