Solar-powered lighting installed at Longboat's Bayfront dog park


One of the new solar-powered lights at the Bayfront Park dog park.
One of the new solar-powered lights at the Bayfront Park dog park.
Photo by Carter Weinhofer
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Interested in an evening trip to the dog park? 

Now, Longboat's dog owners can enjoy the Bayfront Park dog park with their pups after the sun sets — which is earlier since the clocks turned back in November.

The project cost about $16,000, funds that came from the Longboat Key Foundation. The funds were originally raised to complete the turf installation at the park, but the town decided to fund the project in May. 

These solar-powered lights mean there's no electricity cost after installation. 

Bayfront Park, at 3970 Royal Road, Longboat Key, is open from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. 

 

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Carter Weinhofer

Carter Weinhofer is the Longboat Key news reporter for the Observer. Originally from a small town in Pennsylvania, he moved to St. Petersburg to attend Eckerd College until graduating in 2023. During his entire undergraduate career, he worked at the student newspaper, The Current, holding positions from science reporter to editor-in-chief.

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