Fundraising is in the home stretch for a new people shelter at Wiggly Field.

Judy Londo, who is spearheading the effort, is raising money for the final two phases of the dog park, which include a shelter and playground equipment.

Not including the “players” benches and the cement pad (built when the sidewalk was put in), the total cost of the shelter is $13,000.

In keeping with the baseball theme of the park, the structure will be a dugout-style shelter. It will have three sides, measuring 20-feet by 5-feet, located on the large cement pad by the entrance gates. It will have plexiglass sides so people sitting in the dugout can see who is coming and going at the entrance.

They’re calling it the Moyer Dugout after the Moyer Foundation, which provided $9,000 toward the structure at Homesteader Park.

Londo was trying to raise the last pots of money to complete the shelter and get playground equipment, such as hoops and ramps for the dogs to play on. The estimated cost for the toys is $5,000, Londo said.

She had asked businesses in town, but with the difficulties of the past year with the pandemic, it wasn’t the best time to ask them for money.

Finally, Londo decided to try posting on social media to see if she could get people to donate just $20 each. In just a couple weeks, she’s raised nearly $1,000. The Powell City Council voted on Monday to waive $270 in building permit fees.

“People really stepped up,” Londo said.

Anyone wishing to donate can send money on Venmo to judy_londo@yahoo.com, or drop off donations at the Powell Economic Partnership office, 111 S. Day St.