A fence will be built to divide a park in downtown San Diego so children and dogs can each have their own space.
The heated, decade-long controversy involves the grassy area at Date and State streets in Little Italy.
Students at Washington Elementary play at Amici Park. At the same time, dog owners have been using it as an unleashed dog park.
About a dozen parents attended a hearing Monday morning to push San Diego Unified School District into taking action.
District representatives joined the discussion and told parents that their wishes had been granted.
A temporary fence would be installed by Wednesday. Dog owners will have to enter the park on Date Street.
“There’s going to be a much smaller portion that the dogs are going to be using but I think it is a win-win definitely,” said PTO President Nicole Paquette.
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The Little Italy Association also said it would take care of the grass and facilities on both the dog park and school sides of the fence.
“It’s going to be bigger than a lot of the dog parks in New York City, I can tell you that,” said Marco Li Mandri, Chief Executive Administrator, Little Italy Association.
