Braidwood ready to break ground on dog park after 3 years of planning

After a three-year game of bureaucratic fetch, Braidwood will soon be breaking ground on its highly anticipated, but also controversial, dog park.Braidwood is moving forward with plans for a new dog park at 382 N. Center St., with a construction agreement outlining the responsibilities of the city, contractor, and landscape architect.The motion for the dog park passed at the Oct. 27 City Council meeting, with Commissioner Warren Wietting abstaining and Commissioner Dale Walsh voting against the dog park.Through the planning phase, a small but vocal group of residents have said that a dog park is a want rather than a need, urging the City Council to focus more on infrastructure.Mayor Todd Lyons said he prefers focusing on balance, divvying up the budget to provide both.“In talking to people, there’s other places that the city can spend money” Lyons said. “And the one thing, as some of us on a board feel, is that there’s something that’s important in our town, and that’s balance. Not jus