A number of Parks and Recreation capital projects are nearing completion or about to get under way, City Council members heard Thursday during their annual retreat.

A dog park, walking trails, a new playground and two water access projects are among the new facilities that will become available within the next year or so, Parks and Recreation Director Lakita Watson said.

The dog park at Lake Meade Park is set for a ribbon-cutting sometime next month, Watson said. It will include separate areas for large and small dogs, as well as extra parking.

The city saved money on the project by having its own landscaping staff do the clearing of the land and other work, Watson said.

“This facility will provide multigenerational recreation,” Watson said of Lake Meade Park, which also includes a playground, skate park, walking trails and the adjacent Howard Mast Tennis Courts.

Fans of water recreation will enjoy two new water access projects that are nearing construction, Watson added.

A canoe and kayak launch at Constant’s Wharf Park is awaiting its final wetlands permit before it can begin construction, Watson said. She anticipated the project, which will be built at the east end of the existing brick pier, will be completed in late winter or early spring.

The site also will receive signage designating it as part of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, a series of water routes tracing the early 1600s voyages of the European explorer who sailed up the Nansemond River on his expeditions.

At Sleepy Hole Park, a canoe and kayak launch with fishing pier also is in the process of receiving its permits. It is not as far along the Constant’s Wharf project but still is moving forward. The city is about to begin the procurement process for its construction.

Both water access projects received grant funding to add to local funding.

A new community park in the Boston area also is funded, Watson said. Amenities will include a playground, benches, picnic shelter and half basketball court.

Watson also mentioned construction that is well under way at the Whaleyville Community Center, formerly Robertson Elementary School, as well as an agreement from the federal government to sell the former U.S. Army facility on Bennetts Creek Park Road to become the Bennett’s Creek Recreation Center.

Watson said all the projects will help citizens become more active.

“Anything that you choose, you’ve just got to get up and do something,” she said.