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A three-quarter-acre dog park will stay in the design for 7½-acre
Shugart Park to replace the larger
but temporary dog park in Skypark.
 Final plan for Scotts Valley’s Shugart Park includes a turf area (center, near top) and a tree-studded dog park (center). The park site is on Glenwood Drive (at left) and borders Siltanen Park (lower right). Courtesy art
Where the city will find money to build the estimated $2.6 million park, however, is still a big unknown factor.
The City Council gave final approval April 16 to a plan that features a 25,000-square-foot area for large dogs and an 8,500-square foot area for small dogs. Dog owners earlier had asked for a larger dog park.
There’s also a small picnic area, a lawn and restrooms, but most of the park is left as natural open space. Because of its rolling topography and the presence of a seasonal creek, the property isn’t suited for heavier development.
The park is to be named for Al Shugart, founder of Seagate Technology, Scott’s Valley’s biggest high-tech firm. It will include a memorial to Shugart, who was known widely as an animal lover. Seagate also donated $100,000 for park planning.
Included in the plan is a bike and pedestrian path connecting Glenwood Drive with Siltanen Park on the eastern boundary of the property.
Nearby neighbors had objected to the dog park and asked for a less-developed park. The final plan moves bridge crossings and pathways farther from nearby homes, and a tree buffer will be installed between the homes and the park.
Of the Seagate donation, $35,000 has been spent on planning so far, according to Conrad Sudduth, the city’s recreation manager. The remaining money will be used for detailed design and construction of the initial phase, beautification and landscaping along Glenwood Drive, he said.
Further park construction, Sudduth told the council in a report, will come through private donations, state and federal grants and city general fund money. There is no schedule for the work.
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