P.O. Box 8875
Salem, MA 01970
salemspacebod@gmail.com
SPACE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was started about four years ago to find a location and to raise money for a fenced-in, off-leash dog park. After a lot of work and a tremendous amount of fundraising we were finally able to raise the $12,300 needed to install the fence at the Leslie’s RetreatPark in Salem. In September 2006 the dog park opened!
After we opened the park we realized that we needed a way to maintain the park and to make improvements along the way. Since the park is not city owned or operated we knew we would be responsible for all of the upkeep. We researched dog parks all over the country and found that most parks require people to purchase passes in order to make use of the parks. That’s when we decided to create the PoochPass.
In 2007 Salem City Council accepted our PoochPass proposal and made it a city law. Beginning in May 2008, in order to use the dog park it was required that people purchase a PoochPass. The cost of the pass is $25 per dog each year. Every cent of the PoochPass money goes directly into a special account held by the city that is specifically earmarked for the park. Money raised by sales of the Pooch pass will be used for the creation of a separate small dog area, as well as benches, bag dispensers, and landscaping. We are currently working on the installation of a water spigot.Soon we will be providing an opportunity to have your dog’s name, and/or a message, engraved on a brick to be part of the entry-way to the park. To print out an order form, please go to our website www.salemspace.org.It’s been fantastic to see how people have rallied to provide dogs on the NorthShore with a place to run! We would like to sincerely thank the many individual contributors, the Salem City Council, as well as the corporate contributors; The Barking Cat, Unleashed Pet Store in Beverly, AllCreaturesVeterinaryHospital, and the Petco Foundation. Doug Bollen of SalemParks and Rec/Council on Aging deserves special mention as it was his idea to form the dog park group which became SPACE.If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to SPACE please mail a check to SPACE P.O. Box 8875 Salem, MA 01970. Don’t forget to check out the website for more information.
Thank you,
SPACE Board of Directors
