The proposal at this stage is for a fenced off-leash area (part of the reserve on Spur St) that Council will mow and for a community group to look after the expanded esplanade area. There are no specific plans at the moment for water fountains, bench seats, doggy bags etc but Council plans to look into additional features across all of our dog off-leash areas within the next couple of years.

Council does not currently have an allocated budget for this project, costs for improved fencing and mowing would need to come out of our bulk Community Facilities Fund. We have allocated $200,000 within our Long Term Plan budget but not until July 2023. This is the funding Council plans to use when we look into additional features across all of our dog off-leash areas within the next couple of years.

Unfortunately no, it's quite a steep drop on that side of the river. So although dog owners will have a river view, the dogs won't have easy access for a paddle. 

We have received a number of requests for additional dog off-leash areas in both Matamata and Te Aroha over recent years, we have not received similar requests for Morrinsville at this stage. Council looked at current and potential areas in Morrinsville during this review and at this stage didn’t see the need for an additional area in Morrinsville, however this is likely to be reviewed once the Lockerbie development is further along.