This project has been a dream of ours for years. When we built the Small Green Door studio in Commerce in 2008, we noticed the large open lot just down the street. After talking with the community more, we decided we weren’t the only ones in the neighborhood that wanted a dog park. We developed a petition and posted it on the side of our building, waiting to see how passersby might respond. We were thrilled to find pages and pages of signatures on our paper petition, so we set up an online petition to garner even more support. After a few weeks, we had someone walk through our doors asking about the dog park. We told her about our dream and she responded by telling us that she was the mayor of Commerce and wants to help!
This helped up get the ball rolling to truly building this park. Next week, we will be presenting our proposal and petition signatures in front of City Council. If you want to help our East LA community have a dog park, please sign our online petition at www.tinyurl.com/commercedogpark or follow the dog park on social media @commercedogpark!
