Toms River to build new dog park for canines to play

Jean Mikle, Asbury Park Press
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TOMS RIVER -- The township will soon have a new space for dogs to run and play.

Silverton Park will be home of Toms River's first township-built dog park, to be built by Cookstown-based Vulcan Construction for $240,235. The park will be surrounded with vinyl fencing from 4 to 10-feet high and will include a pet waste station and a walking path.

There will also be benches where pet parents can keep an eye on their canine companions. More parking spaces for those with disabilities will be added near the dog park.

Rocco, owned by Vanessa Drew of Holmdel and Forge, owned by Casey Brown of Hazlet, play together at the Alexander Ching Memorial Dog Park at Bayonet Farm in Holmdel, NJ Wednesday, May 11, 2022.
Rocco, owned by Vanessa Drew of Holmdel and Forge, owned by Casey Brown of Hazlet, play together at the Alexander Ching Memorial Dog Park at Bayonet Farm in Holmdel, NJ Wednesday, May 11, 2022.

Recycling and waste bins and new landscaping will be installed. Township Engineer Robert J. Chankalian said construction of the park will take a maximum of 60 days to complete once all contracts have been signed. That includes clearing the property to prepare for the dog park.

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The dog park will be located in the rear of the Silverton Park property, township officials have said. Silverton Park is located on Maine Street. Vulcan Construction is the same company the township used to repair damaged beaches in Ortley Beach this spring.

Scenes from Lakewood. Ocean County Park offers dogs and humans to roam free. Tucker and Stella play in the park. Lakewood, NJ Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Scenes from Lakewood. Ocean County Park offers dogs and humans to roam free. Tucker and Stella play in the park. Lakewood, NJ Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Township Administrator Lou Amoruso said all dogs that use the park will have to be licensed, as required by township code.

Jean Mikle covers Toms River and several other Ocean County towns, and has been writing about local government and politics at the Jersey Shore for nearly 38 years. A finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in public service, she's also passionate about the Shore's storied music scene. Contact her: @jeanmikle, jmikle@gannettnj.com.

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