Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Dog Park News (April 20, 2011)


Some neighbors howling over Malden dog park
Boston Globe
While he not signed on to a petition against the dog park at Trafton, Jose Rodrigues took umbrage with the noise and traffic it brings. Others have called for outright closure of the dog area. By Matt Byrne, Town Correspondent More than a dozen Trafton ...
Dog Park for Farmington?
By Kaitlin McCallum | Email the author | 4:31pm Farmington resident and dog owner John Scarritt thinks the town needs a dog park and he'd like to know if you agree. Scarritt, who moved to town a few years ago, says there are lots of great places in ...
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SJ Dog Park Closed After Possible Pet Poisoning
KTVU San Francisco
An incident where a dog owner's pet went from perfectly healthy to violently ill during a visit to a popular San Jose dog park over the weekend has led authorities to issue a warning about possible poisoning. Butcher Park on Camden Avenue in the ...
Dog park project cancelled
Western Star
CORNER BROOK Christa Ramsay said the city is not helping to promote responsible dog ownership by not having a dog park. Ramsay was reacting to Corner Brook City Council's decision Monday to cancel a pilot-project dog park for this summer. ...
Local Pet Shop Petitions for Dog Park
WSAV-TV
By Tuquyen Mach A group of local citizens want Savannah leaders to open a dog park and are gathering signatures to do so. They want to turn Nathaniel Green Park on Bull Street, which they say isn't used by many people, into the city's first public dog ...
Citizen group asking for dog park
KIMT
The next city council workshop is scheduled for early next month. You can find more information about the proposed dog park by sending an e-mail to austindogpark@gmail.com. The group's website austinsdogpark.org is currently under construction.
Raritan park opens for doggy business on May 1
NJ.com
By The Messenger-Gazette DOG PARK DEVOTEES — Volunteers cleaned up the new dog park in Raritan Borough in preparation for its opening on May 1. Pictured from left, front row: Dog (Chadra Lobell), Madison Gara and Jake Gara. Second row: Michael Csuha, ...

Dog park opening soon
phillyBurbs.com
The dog park became a thorny issue for the township when dog lover Judy Lamb joined with other like-minded folks and approached Upper Moreland officials in 2003 with the idea of creating a park for the four-legged friends. It took about three years for ...
Dog park needs to be open all winter
Shoreline Beacon
This letter is in response to the story regarding the mess at the off leash dog park and the closure for the week. As daily users of the dog park for the past 11 months with our Huskies, I feel that the story about the mess and the amount of dog do-do ...
Thompson has researched potential for Pines dog park
Delmarva Now
OCEAN PINES -- General Manager Bob Thompson is expected to discuss the feasibility of creating a dog park in Ocean Pines at this week's meeting of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors. Thompson said he'd been gathering information about the ...
Harbor Springs City Council approves use of downtown space for proposed dog park
Petoskey News-Review
HARBOR SPRINGS -- The Harbor Springs City Council voted to allow a dog park to exist on city property in the downtown area, which proponents say would be attractive and draw more people to the area. The council approved both the motion to allow a dog...

Corner Brook Scraps Dog Park Project
VOCM
The plan was to lease the field next to JJ Curling Elementary and turn it into a dog park during the summer. Deputy Mayor Donna Luther says there is significant opposition to the plan. The field is owned by the western school board. ...

Proposal: $1.7 million recreational project in North Utica
Utica Observer Dispatch
Phase two ($259000): This optional phase includes a 39-space parking lot and a dog park. The project would take place adjacent to the Seymour Pool in North Utica. Check back towww.uticaod.com for details.
Take a Walk Around Riparian Trail, Chesterfield's Amphitheater
The city's dog park at Eberwein Park should open by the end of summer. Planned improvements, including new fields and concession stands, at the Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex are being wrapped up as little leaguers start to hit the fields. ...
Plastic bags donated for reuse by Glendale dog owners
Arizona Republic
Pet owners at the Foothills dog park off Union Hills Drive gave a thumbs up. "I think that's perfect," said Heather Gabaldon, who watched her 1-year-old Yorkshire terrier, Theo, romp nearby. "You don't need the fancy poop bags. ...

Advocate urges Memorial Day for Whistler Sled Dogs
www.kamloopsnews.ca
Gribble is organizing a vigil Saturday at the Ord Road dog park. Kamloops-North Thompson MLA and Environment Minister Terry Lake may speak, and Angel's Animal Rescue will also attend. After speeches, a memorial walk will leave the dog park...
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Atlanta Artists Find the Art in Garbage
Patch.com
They recently designed and built an agility course for dogs at Tyler's Dog Park in Macon and are planning outdoor art installations around Atlanta this summer. "The more we dive into it, the more you realize how many companies have a department or some ...
Skull: the Minnehaha Park bones studied
KARE
The skull was found by hikers near the off-leash dog park at Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis. Myster was able to report that it was the skull of a male who lived in the 1800's. Her methods of making the determinations were all science and observation. ...
GLBT Pride Festival fighting Park Board on free speech issue
Downtown Journal
Pride wants to place the free speech zone near the dog park, and Park Board staff's memo says that would not provide an ample alternative for expression. Pride, under its usual permit, would still have the right to deny any group from setting up a ...
ENCINITAS: Commission to select finalists in name-the-park contest
North County Times
Plans call for the park to contain athletic fields, a skateboard park, a dog park and children's playground equipment. The development plans for the old Hall nursery property have been controversial for years, and the latest battleground is over ...
Sales Heating Up for Toll Brothers at Solterra
dBusinessNews Denver (press release)
Solterra boasts a fitness center, spa, new dog park, and access to hiking trails in the community and in the adjacent Green Mountain Park. The community also offers several homeowner social events each year, a kids' night out, movie night, ...
Poop: Fueling neighborly discord or energy sources, it's your choice
Sierra Sun
In 2010, a public art project in Cambridge, Mass., succeeded in creating a people-friendly system which turns dog park poop into methane, powering a flame in an historic Beacon Hill lamp post. The web site for the Park Spark Project points out methane ...
Joplin votes to extend 2001 stormwater tax
KOAM-TV
Some of the improvements for the parks would include an off leash dog park at Landreth Park west and Dover park south and an overlay of six outdoor basketball and seven tennis courts. The special election will be held on august second and would take ...
The Albion Street Ladies
Patch.com
If you've ever driven up Summer Street from Union Square, you've probably noticed the large field/dog-park, in between Vinal Avenue and Putnam Street. It's now called Nunziato Field. This is where Southern Junior High School was located. ...
Oxnard Council to revisit Big League Dreams proposal
Ventura County Star
College Park already includes soccer fields, volleyball courts, a dog park and other amenities. Big League Dreams plans to operate the ball fields with a long-term lease. If the council elects to move forward, the city will continue discussions with ...
Duty calls
Shoreline Beacon
By Sarah Sloan Many volunteers turned out at the dog park in Port Elgin Sunday April, 3, to help with a clean up. The park was closed in March due to the mess left from canine's waste during the winter months. Comments on this Article. ...
Daily Dose: Dog park possible; new restaurant opens | The Austin ...
By Daily Herald
Dog park a possibility in Austin; new restaurant opens; Austin baseball falls .. .
Silver Lake Meadow rules leave dog owners growling — The Eastsider LA
By The Eastsider
That prohibition on pooches has prompted Jen Byrne, who has been involved with the nearby Silver Lake Dog Park and the Silver Lake Dog Park Association, to lead a campaign to allow dogs into the meadow – but remain on the path – and ...
Atlanta sees rising demand for smart growth | Smart Growth America
By Alex Goldschmidt
She's proud of the changes, especially the dog park on Peters Street that draws neighbors after work and on the weekend. “It's a true neighborhood,” Ruggles said. “The dog park has its own Facebook page.” Chances are, you've encountered ...