[Vision2020] Parks and Dogs

[Cathy & Jack Porter]

I agree with Darrrell.
Cathy


On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 9:11 AM, Darrell Keim <keim153 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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