Hood River City Manager Steve Wheeler says after a lengthy pause, work is moving forward again to create a dog park on City and Port property west of the municipal wastewater treatment plant. Mayor Paul Blackburn says one of the issues for the delay involved safety with the truck and trailer traffic and parking in that area, necessitating a mini-traffic study to determine how much parking is needed to avoid user conflict. Wheeler says he doesn’t yet have an estimate on when the dog park will be ready for use. The property has to be cleaned up, and fencing will need to be established to protect nearby bird habitat.