Wednesday, September 14, 2011

The Dog Park News (September 14, 2011)


SW Dog Park Decision Reached
Patch: By Sheila Regan The 6th District Dog Park Citizen Advisory Council finally reached an agreement on Monday night about which of the three final off-leash area sites they would recommend to the park board. The group voted to recommend site 32, ...
State EPA official clears Brook Run dog park
Dunwoody Crier: A popular topic this year, Brook Run Park, remained a focal point as the city met with a representative from the Department of Natural Resources to discuss pollution levels discovered in the creek behind the dog park. Earlier this summer, city resident ...
Friends group of potential West Roxbury dog park to form next week
Boston Globe: By Matt Rocheleau, Town Correspondent A meeting next week hosted by City Councilor Matt O'Malley will work to form a friends group to help choose a location for a possible dog park in West Roxbury and later manage the proposed space. ...
Fort St. John considers new dog park
Energeticcity.ca: Pet owners in Fort St. John may soon have a new dog park to look forward to. City council voted Monday night to include a proposed dog park project in the budget deliberation process for 2012. Dog owner Amanda Wilms came before council to promote the ...
Contract Awarded for Chattapoochie Dog Park
Patch: ... awarded the contract for construction of Chattapoochie Dog Park at Rogers Bridge Park near the Chattahoochee River to Georgia Development Partners. The park will cost $510,193 to build based on the bid submitted by GDP. “I think it's going to be a ...
Greenville's New Park Going To The Dogs
WYFF Greenville: The grand opening of Pavilion Dog Park is scheduled Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 10 am. The park is located on the Pavilion campus at 4806 Old Spartanburg Road next to the Rec District Administrative Office. ...
Dog Park Supporters Still in a Waiting Mode
Patch: SPOT leaders hold their regular meeting Monday night to discuss the latest issues concerning the Swampscotdog park. By Scot Cooper Lynn Zabar, Andrea Diamant and Jenn Dorsey of SPOT, talk things over Monday night at their monthly meeting. ...
Waterfront Commission And Most Residents Want Unofficial Dog Park To Stay
Patch: By Bree Shirvell Dog owners utter the words “sit” and “stay” hundreds of times to their pets, and Monday night about 30 Stonington residents told the Waterfront Commission they want the unofficial dog park to “sit and stay...
Addition of dog park right move for Austin
Post-Bulletin: For this reason alone, we strongly endorse the Austin Park and Recreation Board's recommendation that Austin move forward with the creation of a dog park east of Community Bandshell Park. With more than 700 dog owners having signed on in support of the ...
Plans for Cody mountain bike park moving forward
Billings Gazette: Plans for a mountain bike park on public lands south of here are moving forward, and a dog park could be in place this fall. Rick Manchester, director of the Cody Parks Department, said the International Mountain Bike Association has nearly completed ...
Community Almanac
Payson Roundup: ... at the Payson Off Leash Dog Park in Rumsey Park, across from the Payson Public Library. Sponsored by PAWS (Payson Area Woofers Society), the group that built the dog park, the day will include games, contests, mini-seminars and more, ...



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Dog park badly needed
The Barrie Examiner: I agree with Sarah Hull's comments about the lack of attention paid by our city council to quality of life in Barrie such as having neighbourhood parks where you can play and run around with your dog. I have travelled across Canada with dogs and we ...
Destin soon to open its first dog park
WJHG-TV: said Destin Dog Park organizer Nancy Weidenhamer. So Nancy Weidenhamer decided to do something about it. A little more than 5 months ago, she set out to build Destin's first dog park. City officials agreed to provide some land between Commons Drive and ...
Honor beloved pet, loved on at Tavares dog park
Orlando Sentinel: TAVARES — As a way to honor a special pet or person, the city is encouraging people to participate in its brick-paver program at the Tavares Dog Park. Those interested can give a $40 donation for an individual brick paver that will permanently remain ...

A dog day afternoon
Paradise Post: By Trevor Warner The dog days of summer were on full display during the Third Annual Dog Faire at the Lezlie Morrow Memorial Dog Park Saturday. The event is a social one designed to give dogs and their owners a place to go for fun and games. ...
EASTVALE: Improvements planned for Harada Heritage Park
Press-Enterprise: And it offers nearly every amenity residents could want from a neighborhood park: ball fields, picnic shelters, playgrounds, dog park, skateboard park, basketball courts and hockey rink. Workers cut rebar and forms for a wheelchair ramp that will go to ...
Wanted on Craigslist: Attractive Arlington Dog Owners
ARL now: I met you at the dog park on Saturday or Sunday (the days seem to drift together). You have a young dog named Kai (I think I have spelled that correctly). I have three dogs, our dogs played in the water and we spoke briefly. ...
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Funkstown briefs
The Herald-Mail: Officials from the Humane Society of Washington County are expected at the Oct. 10 meeting of the Funkstown Town Council to discuss the proposal for a dog park at Funkstown Community Park, Town Clerk/Treasurer Brenda Haynes said Monday. ...
adoggonegood time
DesMoinesRegister.com: After the pool closes for the summer the annual Doggie Dive gives owners and their dogs the chance to play in the pool as a fundraiser for the Kiya Koda Humane Society and the Indianola dog park. “A third of the money goes to Kiya Koda, a third to the ...
PICTURE THIS: Northside Pool dog swim in Waynesboro
Waynesboro Record Herald: William Kauffman of Waynesboro helps his 4-year-old English bulldog, Sully, swim at Northside Pool Saturday during the second annual dog swim to benefit Waynesboro's Northside Dog Park. By Denise Bonura William Kauffman of Waynesboro helps his ...
Couple Find Each Other Through eHarmony
Patch: As I approached a group of people at Hammel Woods Dog Park Monday evening, I noticed what I was sure were two newlyweds. It was the way he held her shoulders to steady her as several over-zealous dogs jostled about. I just had a feeling they weren't ....
Danville Kennel Club sponsors event
Chatham Star Tribune: DANVILLE - Danville Kennel Club will celebrate AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day and the opening of the new Dog Park at Coates Recreational Center at 1725 Westover Dr. Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 am to 1 pm Participants are invited to meet, pet, ...
Senior co-housing
Ashland Daily Tidings: Called Ashland Creek Co housing, it would consist of 20 homes, likely duplex cottages, on 3 acres south of the Dog Park at the end of Helman Street. The site was to be a visionary, environmentally friendly 68-unit subdivision, but that project was ...
Five Things You Need to Know—Sept. 13, 2011
Patch: A series of contracts—for everything from installing a driveway for the township's dog park to landscaping along Michigan Avenue to a Chevron energy audit—are on the agenda for the Canton Township board of trustees meeting, set for 7 today at the ...
Supporters Attend Bat Tower Talk
Patch: The committee would like to place the new tower is located along the Tampa Bypass Canal across from the Hilltop Dog Park on Harney Road. The land belongs to the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). “We are evaluating the request (to ...
New chance to help American Canyon; city plans a civic gift catalog
Vallejo Times-Herald: Donations can be made to help equip the dog park or the bocce ball courts or the skate park, which needs, among other things, a service road which is going to set the city back about $15000. One can contribute trees and flowers to enhance city parks, ...
Point Park master plan presented to city council
Madison Courier: The plans show a dog park, pond, day use marina, basketball and volleyball courts, skate park and a garden. Paths will connect all areas of the development. The commissioners will discuss the plan at a later date. Some commissioners said they were ...
Building of new apartment complex near DFW gets underway
Global Airport Cities: Located just south of the airport – in the CentrePort Business Park in east Fort Worth – the new community will offer one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments along with a pool, a dog park, gazebos, a fitness centre and picnic areas among its amenities ...

Parks and Rec board votes 2-2 on pay increase proposal
Jamestown Sun: The commission unanimously agreed to ask the city not to dump snow in the area of the proposed dog park. * The commission unanimously agreed to approve a bid of $12358 from Kresbach Backhoe Service to create a new drain field at Hillcrest Municipal ...
Outdoor hotline (9/13/11)
Bellingham Herald: (694-2108, ERNC.org) Scoop the Poop Day, 11 am- 3 pm, University Lake Dog Park, UAA. Shovels, nitrile gloves, bags and carts will be provided, along with Scoop the Poop goodies. Free. (529-9289,anchoragecreeks.org) GPS Navigation Basics, 1-6 pm, ...
Appointments to Boards and Commissions, Thanks for a Job Well Done, and ...
Patch: The board discussed correspondence regarding the fencing at the Bethany Dog Park on Pole Hill Road and said they would look into repairing some of the fencing, which has some splits in the rails. The board approved a fee waiver for the Veterans ...