​PARMA DOG PARK

In 2005, Parma Councilman Nicholas Celebrezze introduced Ordinance 55-05, co-sponsored by Council representatives Sean Brennan, Brian Day, Larry Napoli, and Mary Galinas, to establish the city's first dog park. However, due to limited funds, Council did not pass the ordinance.

 

In 2012, in response to the closure of an unsanctioned dog park at West 54th Street and Snow Road, action was taken by four Parma area residents - Katie Liepold, Stefan P. Stefaniuk, Brandon Yanak, and Barb Forestall, with the support of then-Councilwoman Mary Galinas - to establish the Parma Area Dog Park Association (PADPA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. PADPA's overarching intent was to form a positive ongoing partnership with the City of Parma and assist in establishing the city's first dog park to benefit dog guardians and their dogs while helping to promote Parma, Ohio's first "guardian city," as a convenient, pet-friendly destination for many of the local area's residents who would love to visit an off-leash dog park.

 

As most Parma area residents already know, Parma, Ohio, the seventh largest city in the state and Cleveland's largest suburb, is well-known for being a safe, attractive community while offering plentiful services and modern amenities for its 82,000 residents. New developments include the exciting transformation of Parmatown Mall, two of the largest new libraries in the top-rated Cuyahoga County County Library system, an excellent school district, numerous parks, and so much more.

So, why not a dog park?

 

We believe Parma residents deserve a city dog park and continue our effort to help make a Parma Dog Park a reality! Our ongoing partnership with the City of Parma to keep #MovingParmaForward will ensure that our community always remains one we can be proud of for generations to come!

 

Let's Move Parma Forward!