From CitySceneKC: https://cityscenekc.com/downtown-library-district-gets-new-dog-pad/ By Kevin Collison Downtown dogs have a new pad to hang out by the Central Library garage, an artificial approach to better accommodate nature’s call. The library in partnership with the Downtown Council Community Improvement District recently installed 6,000 square feet of synthetic lawn in front of the library’s iconic bookend mural. It replaces a patch of grass that had struggled for years. “You can’t grow grass because of the shade and the dogs,” said Sean O’Byrne, vice president of the Downtown Council. “It’s designed to percolate through the soil and people need to pick up after
