WRIGHT PARK DEV’T. TO ADDRESS REEKING HORSE DUNG ODOR

February 11, 2023 Metro BLISTT

BAGUIO CITY

The stench of horse dung and urine at Wright Park will finally fade once the development of Wright Park has been completed, according to city officials. The development projects at Wright Park include the construction of a P50-million structure that is part horse station, part crafts hub. It will
accommodate 32 pony stalls and a veterinary clinic for the horses on the ground floor in preparation for the plan of the City Veterinary and Agriculture Office to specialize in horse care.

The upper ground floor will house 92 craft shops while the basement will be a parking facility with 40 parking slots. In a forum with the Baguio City Council last February 6, City Planning and Development Coordinator Arch. Donna Tabangin, City Environment and Parks Management Asst.
Officer Marivic Empizo, and City Administrator Bonifacio Dela Pena all affirmed that a waste disposal system had been incorporated into the master redevelopment plan of Wright Park which was prepared by the city government.

The integration of a waste disposal system into the plan will eventually address issues on hygiene arising from the waste of horses. Aside from the P50-million structure, a dining hub with a budget in the amount of P30 million will also be constructed at Wright Park. It is a two-story structure with a half-way basement to be used as a parking facility with 10 slots. The first floor will house 30 2×2 meter food stalls. The second floor will have a multipurpose hall and an art bank to be used by the artists in the city to store and display their artwork.

The construction of the two buildings is a joint project between the city government and the
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Last January 16, the Baguio City Council passed a resolution confirming the memorandum of agreement entered into between Mayor Benjamin Magalong and the DPWH for the implementation of the two projects. The funds for this project were included in the approved 2022 budget of the DPWH. Also included in the master plan is the ongoing P20-milion rehabilitation of the Wright Park oval.

SP/Jordan G. Habbiling