Now that the Windsor Town Council has ruled in favor of allowing a dog park at Northwest Park , organizers are looking for others in the community to help get the dog park up and running .

The Town Council made that favorable ruling on Jan . 5 . Since the permission has been granted , money now needs to be raised , rules need to be set , and the fencing and other items need to be purchased . Organizers are currently looking for other doggie-minded people in Windsor to help with those tasks .

They held a meeting at the Windsor Public Library on Tuesday , Jan . 27 , to talk about all of the dog park’s needs and to invite the community and encourage others to get involved . More than a dozen dog lovers showed up to show their support and to volunteer their services . By the end of the meeting , all had signed up for various committees on which to help serve in bringing the dog park to fruition .

Irene Fitzsimonds has a golden retriever and said she came to the meeting to just find out more about the park . “ I really don’t know anything about it , ” she said . “ I want a place to go with the dogs . You’re so limited , keeping them on a leash , and dogs need to run . I want a place for them to run without breaking the law . ”

Most of those in attendance said they were frequent visitors of other dog parks in neighboring towns , especially the one in East Granby . Ken and Renee Filete said they have taken their yellowlab there and would like a dog park that is more convenient . “ At the one in East Granby , people take great pride in the park , and there’s a lot of community involvement . We want to give something back in our own community and be involved in this dog park , ” said Ken Filete .

Jack Alberti is also looking for a more convenient place to run his dogs . “ We have two dogs that need to run , and we want them to run on their own without breaking any laws , ” he said .

Alberti acknowledged that now all that was needed was time and money . As for the money , the town has given a little bit of start-up money , but the organizers must raise $ 4 , 800 before the town begins matching donations dollar-for-dollar .

The site is a small one in comparison to other dog parks in the area . It will sit on about a third of an acre , in the overflow parking lot area of Northwest Park .

The group still needs to find appropriate fencing , decide on a ground cover and make other logistical decisions along with raising the funds to get the dog park off the ground .

Other interested residents can still get involved , too . The dog park has its own Web site , www . windsordogpark . org . There , youcan see how youcan volunteer to help . Checks to support the effort may be made out to the Windsor Dog Park and dropped off at the Recreation Department at the L . P . Wilson Community Center or at Town Hall .