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SGA debates dog park funding
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The Stevens Point Dog Park committee request for funding from Student Government Association sparked controversy at the SGA's senate meeting on Thursday.
The funding request was first presented to the SGA finance committee at the Oct. 27 meeting. Matt Guidry, student life issues director, presented the funding request on behalf of the Stevens Point Dog Park. Originally, the request was for $10,000, but the amount was lowered to $2,500.
According to the dog park committee's funding request, the committee needs $25,790 for fencing so the 30-acre park, which will be located at 601 Mason Street, can open. Currently, $13,000 has been raised.
The rationale behind the dog park committee's funding request is that students will find multiple benefits from the park. In addition to providing a safe, healthy place for students who own dogs to exercise their pets, the park would provide another place of recreation for students without dogs.
"While Schmeekle is close to campus, students may not make time in their busy schedule to use that recreation area. Dogs help owners to prioritize exercise and the new dog park will make such exercise easier." The funding proposal stated, even though dogs are not allowed in Schmeekle Reserve.
Other proposed benefits to students include increased socialization with community members and the opportunity to meet fellow dog lovers.
"Many students actually have come forward talking about how they miss their dog and how they would actually take other people's dogs there, like their neighbors.' A lot of community members don't feel that the college or the students, particularly, are part of the community. I think this is a really big way to show we're a part of that community," said Guidry.
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