DOG owners will have to wait a little longer for an enclosed dog park at Lake Monger Reserve.
Cambridge Council approved a staged approach to the project at its August 27 meeting after it found fully fencing the area at the eastern portion of the park would use the entire $65,000 budget.
The Town will instead install 230m of 1.2m-high fencing along Lake Monger Driver at a cost of $28,000, which allows funds for installation of a dog-friendly drink fountain, two park benches, bin, signage and lighting.
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Drinking fountains, floodlighting, additional fencing and bins were the top requests by respondents to a Town survey run in May.
It followed release of a concept plan, which showed 1.5m-high fencing enclosing a 8100sq m area and smaller 2400sq m space for small or timid dogs, and two adjacent off-leash exercise areas.
The amended plan creates a 16,800sq m off-leash area and lists fully fencing the smaller 2400sq m space as a possible future stage, which would cost $15,000 for 104m of fence and two entry gates.
Other possible future additions include installing agility training equipment and upgrading the carpark at a cost of $5000 per bay.
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