[Vision2020] Parks and Dogs

[Darrell Keim]

Sounds like the city is enforcing the law.  Isn't that what they are
supposed to do?  If people don't like the law, they should petition the
city council to change it.

I have never thought of the dog park as tiny.  There is certainly enough
room there for my 80 lb lab to get a good run in.  It is rarely crowded
when I go.  THe most I've encountered has been 6 or 7 dogs.  If it as
crowded as the author feels, perhaps the city should look at adding another
dog park.




On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> Thoughts, V-Peeps?
>
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "If not us, who?
> If not now, when?"
>
> - Unknown
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> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From:* Brett Haverstick <bhaverstick at yahoo.com>
> *Date:* April 14, 2012 8:49:00 PDT
> *To:* Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
> *Subject:* *Fw: parks and dogs*
> *Reply-To:* Brett Haverstick <bhaverstick at yahoo.com>
>
> Do me a favor Tom and share this with the 20/20 crowd. I'm curious to know
> if others have similar concerns. Thanks.
>
>   ----- Forwarded Message -----
> *From:* Brett Haverstick <bhaverstick at yahoo.com>
> *To:* "nchaney at ci.moscow.id.us" <nchaney at ci.moscow.id.us>
> *Sent:* Saturday, April 14, 2012 8:46 AM
> *Subject:* parks and dogs
>
> Nancy,
>
> I wanted to share with you an experience I just had this morning while
> playing ball with my dog. After going to the Safeway in town, I then headed
> to the big park just off Mt. View Road--a few blocks from the Safeway. This
> is a favorite place for Akadia to play, as he is an 80lb black lab who
> needs to be able to run freely to get the exercise he needs. Shockingly we
> were approached by a city employee and told that I had to leash the dog.
> She told me I can play ball at the dog park.
>
> This is very upsetting as I have been in that park dozens and dozens of
> times to play ball with my dog. I have witnessed dozens and dozens of other
> people using the same park to exercise their dog off-leash. The dog park is
> a tiny fenced in area overcrowded with dogs and people and I refuse to take
> my dog there. Where can I take my dog on a Saturday morning at 8am to play
> ball? Is there a park in this town where dogs can be off-leash? I have been
> chased out of East City Park and now I have been chased out of the big ball
> park on Mt. View.
>
> It appears to me that the city and the parks and recreation department are
> doing a poor job in providing places for tax-paying citizens and dog-loving
> people a place to take their pets to get exercise and enjoy their parks.
> Please get back to me when you have the chance.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> Brett
>
>
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