Mary Ellen Close is dog park’s benefactor

Kenosha County Dog Parks Facebook page.

Link to February 22 West of the I post.

Excerpt: Mary Ellen Close, the former longtime director of the Community Library, is making the donation, said Jonathon Rudie, general manager, Kenosha County Division of Parks. In exchange, the park will be named in honor of Warren Close, Mary Ellen’s father.

The naming still needs approval from three County Board committees and then the County Board itself, Rudie said.

Close’s donation represents half the money needed to be raised by the public to match $25,000 in landfill fees the county is putting toward the project.