Gering is one step closer to having its dog park. City officials met with the Common Grounds Dog Park Committee during the Gering City Council’s monthly recreation committee meeting Friday and discussed progress toward the park. The proposed dog park is the result of citizens who feel that there is not an adequate dog park in the Twin Cities. The dog park in Scottsbluff is too small and the gravel surface is harmful to dogs feet, according to Common Grounds committee members.