When all phases of the McPherson dog park are built, it will be the largest dog park in the Metroplex.[/caption]

The Grapevine Parks and Recreation team held a public meeting on May 2 to gather public input on the city's first dog parks.

The dog parks, which will be located at Big Bear Creek and McPherson parks, are expected to be open summer 2017.

The Big Bear Creek dog park is expected to be eight acres, and the McPherson dog park will be built in phases with the first phase around nine acres. When McPherson is built out it is projected to be 20 acres, making it the largest dog park in the Metroplex, according to Parks and Recreation staff.

The dog park at Big Bear Creek Park will be 8 acres.[/caption]

About a hundred people showed up to the meeting to pose questions for city staff and representatives from Pacheco Koch, who will be doing the civil engineering, land surveying and landscape architecture for the parks.

Some residents had questions as to why the locations were chosen, as Big Bear Creek Park is home to disc golf or frisbee golf and McPherson Park is a lake park, which means it is subject to flooding.

"There was no perfect location," Parks and Recreation Director Kevin Mitchell said. "They either had not enough room which was the case at Parr Park or not enough parking. Also, almost all of our parks flood except for neighborhood parks."

Mitchell said disc golf will still be played at Big Bear Creek park but the number of holes are expected to be reduced from 18 holes to nine holes.

"You can't have everything," he said. "You have to give a little to get a little and that means sacrificing half of the course."

Other concerns from residents pertained to safety issues, such as fencing and amenities, which included a drinking station for dogs, seating under shaded areas for pet owners, a dog wash area and restrooms.