The city of Yakima's first dog park on South 48th avenue opens Wednesday. Yakima Parks and Recreation Director Ken Wilkenson says the new fence is in place and the gates open Wednesday morning. he says there's still some work to do on the park but that will happen in the spring. "We're hoping to add more benches and a shade structure so people can get out of the sun a little bit." Those things will be installed in the spring and summer of 2015. Wilkenson says he expects the park to be popular even in the cold weather. He says a lot of dog owners have been asking the city to install a dog park. The new park is located on South 48th avenue next to Randall Park in Yakima.

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