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Mayor Adrian M. Fenty will join the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and members of the Ward 2 community for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of major improvements at the S and T Street triangle parks.

The S Street triangle park will become the District’s first permanent public dog park.  This new 5,600 square foot public dog park will be maintained in partnership by Circle Dogs and DPR.  Work at the T Street triangle park will bring new landscaping, decorative pavers, and seating areas. In addition, the work will help preserve one of the District’s oldest swamp oak trees.

The Washington Humane Society will be onsite during the groundbreaking ceremony offering dog adoptions to the public. There are no application fees, but there is an adoption fee of $135, which covers all necessary vaccinations and spaying or neutering. Once an application is completed, the adoption process takes three to five days.

Who	Mayor Adrian M. Fenty Director Clark E. Ray, Department of Parks and Recreation Councilmember Jack Evans, Ward 2 Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr., Ward 5 and Chairperson, Committee on Libraries, Parks and Recreation Circle Dogs Iris Molotsky, Friends of S and T Street Parks ANC Commissioner Bob Meehan, 2B03 ANC Commissioner Mike Silverstein, 2B06, Chairperson 2B Lisa LaFontaine, President and CEO, Washington Humane Society
What	Groundbreaking Ceremony for New S and T Street Triangle Parks
When	February 10, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Where	S and T Street Triangle Parks New Hampshire Avenue at 17th Street, NW, between S Street and T Streets, NW