Embro dog park at Matheson Park

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At a glance

Location: Zorra
Responsible authority: Zorra
Current stage: Location selected; committee requested earlier phase-one constructionAs of 2026-08-20
2026 allocation: Not established
Next target: No next date listed

Proposed off-leash area behind the ball diamond. Matheson Park selected; committee requested fall 2026 fencing and amenities.

Who approves and delivers this project?

Decision authority

Township Council

Approves local authorization and funding.

3 source records

Report 2026-047: Embro dog park location evaluation pp. 1–2
Township of Zorra · Published 2026-05-06 · Event/reporting date 2026-05-06
published · Primary record verified · Current municipal committee page calls the meeting May 13, but adopted minutes and report both date May 6. Use May 6; 13-05-2026 is the resolution number, not the meeting date.
May 6, 2026 Council minutes Resolutions 12-05-2026 and 18-05-2026
Township of Zorra · Published 2026-05-06 · Event/reporting date 2026-05-06
approved minutes · Primary record verified · Carried motions; no roll-call supplied for these decisions.
Embro Dog Park Committee construction timeline request p. 1
Township of Zorra · Published 2026-08-20 · Event/reporting date 2026-08-20
published · Primary record verified · Committee request for fall 2026 phase-one fencing/amenities sent to Council. This is not Council authorization or completion.

Money

Project money

Project cost not published in this record.

Latest spending total not published here.

CAD · Not separately stated · See source-specific amounts

Sources for these figures · 3

Report 2026-047: Embro dog park location evaluationpp. 1–2
May 6, 2026 Council minutesResolutions 12-05-2026 and 18-05-2026
Embro Dog Park Committee construction timeline requestp. 1

3 source records

Report 2026-047: Embro dog park location evaluation pp. 1–2
Township of Zorra · Published 2026-05-06 · Event/reporting date 2026-05-06
published · Primary record verified · Current municipal committee page calls the meeting May 13, but adopted minutes and report both date May 6. Use May 6; 13-05-2026 is the resolution number, not the meeting date.
May 6, 2026 Council minutes Resolutions 12-05-2026 and 18-05-2026
Township of Zorra · Published 2026-05-06 · Event/reporting date 2026-05-06
approved minutes · Primary record verified · Carried motions; no roll-call supplied for these decisions.
Embro Dog Park Committee construction timeline request p. 1
Township of Zorra · Published 2026-08-20 · Event/reporting date 2026-08-20
published · Primary record verified · Committee request for fall 2026 phase-one fencing/amenities sent to Council. This is not Council authorization or completion.

Timeline

2026-05-06
approval
Matheson Park endorsed
2 source records
1. Report 2026-047: Embro dog park location evaluation pp. 1–2
  Township of Zorra · Published 2026-05-06 · Event/reporting date 2026-05-06
  published · Primary record verified · Current municipal committee page calls the meeting May 13, but adopted minutes and report both date May 6. Use May 6; 13-05-2026 is the resolution number, not the meeting date.
2. May 6, 2026 Council minutes Resolutions 12-05-2026 and 18-05-2026
  Township of Zorra · Published 2026-05-06 · Event/reporting date 2026-05-06
  approved minutes · Primary record verified · Carried motions; no roll-call supplied for these decisions.
2026-08-20
proposal
Committee requested fall fencing and amenities
Open the source record
1. Embro Dog Park Committee construction timeline request p. 1
  Township of Zorra · Published 2026-08-20 · Event/reporting date 2026-08-20
  published · Primary record verified · Committee request for fall 2026 phase-one fencing/amenities sent to Council. This is not Council authorization or completion.

Contracts

Contract award not confirmed.

Decisions

2026-05-06 · 13-05-2026

Select Matheson Park for the Embro dog park

Carried

2 source records

May 6, 2026 Council minutes Resolutions 12-05-2026 and 18-05-2026
Township of Zorra · Published 2026-05-06 · Event/reporting date 2026-05-06
approved minutes · Primary record verified · Carried motions; no roll-call supplied for these decisions.
Report 2026-047: Embro dog park location evaluation pp. 1–2
Township of Zorra · Published 2026-05-06 · Event/reporting date 2026-05-06
published · Primary record verified · Current municipal committee page calls the meeting May 13, but adopted minutes and report both date May 6. Use May 6; 13-05-2026 is the resolution number, not the meeting date.

Outcomes

Completion not confirmed.

Questions

Has Council approved the fall construction request, and when will the accessible path be built?

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Scope & interpretation notes

Accessible path estimated to add $10,000–$20,000, with Spring 2027 feasibility in May report. Estimate is not approved expenditure. No completion or full project budget established.

Make sense of the money

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Annual allocation: Funding assigned for one year. It may be part of a larger project.
Lifetime project budget: The stated budget for the full project across its years.
Forecast: An estimate of the eventual cost, as of the date shown.
Tax requirement (levy): The amount to raise from property taxes, after other funding.
Contract award: The accepted contract price, with its stated tax and scope.
Recorded costs or payments: Amounts reported for the period shown. They do not establish project completion.

Why are there different County totals?

The detailed 2026 budget lists $279,035,275 in operating expenses and $127,855,640 in financed capital: $406,890,915 combined. The $103,039,171 property-tax requirement is a different measure, after other funding.

The budget hub retains an earlier $406.1 million headline. Spending explanations here use the detailed approved schedule.

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