The city agreed to lease ground at its Ron Wood Park, 6000 W. New Bingham Highway, for $1 per year for the project. Salt Lake County, which is expected to sign off on the agreement later this month, would be responsible for maintenance until 2027, when the lease would expire and the dog park would be turned over to West Jordan.

"It's the way it should have been all along," said West Jordan resident Tony McGuire, a dog park advocate. "West Jordan is getting the best of all worlds here. I just really appreciate [County Mayor Peter Corroon] and the County Council sticking with it and following through with their intent."

Last fall, the West Jordan City Council passed back the $400,000 - which had been earmarked by the county for West Jordan to build the dog park - after the county refused to sign off on the city's plans for a bare-bones park. The city had trimmed the project's price tag to about $220,000, cutting money for parking, a paved walkway, lighting, benches and shade shelters so the remaining money could be used for another recreation facility, such as a skate park.

A final design for the dog park should be ready by the end of July, said Angelo Calacino, Salt Lake County's park planner. Construction, which will last 60 to 90 days, could start in September.

It will be the first dog park to be designed, built and maintained by the county, which is developing a master plan for future dog parks, Calacino noted.

West Jordan City Manager Gary Luebbers expects the off-leash park - one of a very few in the Salt Lake Valley - to be used by residents of surrounding cities in addition to West Jordan residents.

Luebbers said the city hopes the park gets a lot of use. "Because it's in the least developed area of the city, it won't get as much use as it will get in a year or two."

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