The City of West Hollywood invites community members to attend an upcoming West Hollywood City Council Hart Park Ad-Hoc Subcommittee Meeting about proposed improvements at William S. Hart Park & Off-Leash Dog Area (Hart Park). The discussion will include updates on community safety protocols and practices in Hart Park, and additional information about options for the surfacing of the Off-Leash Dog Area, including engineered wood fiber (EWF) chips.

The West Hollywood City Council Hart Park Ad-Hoc Subcommittee Meeting will take place on Monday, August 11, 2025 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at the West Hollywood Library Community Meeting Room (next to the library’s main entrance), located at 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard. Community members who are interested in providing public comment are encouraged to attend. E-mail comments on matters before the Hart Park Ad-Hoc Subcommittee may be sent to City of West Hollywood Project Architect Michael Barker at mbarker@weho.org no later than 12 p.m. on Monday, August 11, 2025.

Earlier this year, in February 2025, the City’s Public Facilities, Recreation, and Infrastructure Commission; Older Adults Advisory Board; and Disabilities Advisory Board each received updates on the progress of the Hart Park Improvements Project and provided comments. The consultant team has incorporated the City Council’s direction, along with input and feedback from multiple City Advisory Boards and Commissions, into a final schematic design.

Key planned improvements at Hart Park in the current phase include:

• Upgrades to all pedestrian path-of-travel routes and site accessibility barrier-removal improvements in locations as identified in a Certified Access Specialist (CASp) Report;
• Redesign of the parking area to be fully accessible and multi-functional;
• Reconfiguration of the off-leash dog area into one small and one large play area; and
• Six additional trees that will provide more shaded areas in the park.

Construction is estimated to begin early 2026.

For additional information about the Hart Park Improvement Project, please visit go.weho.org/hartparkproject.

For more information about Hart Park Improvement Project design and construction schedule, please contact Michael Barker, City of West Hollywood Project Architect, at (323) 848-6483 or at mbarker@weho.org. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, dial 711 or 1-800-735-2929 (TTY) or 1-800-735-2922 (voice) for California Relay Service (CRS) assistance.

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