Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The Dog Park News (November 30, 2011)


Shawnee Bark Park Furor
Homeowners around Shawnee Bark Park in Chandler AZ are demanding closure of the dog park due to nose and maintenance issues


Vandals damage Cary's new dog park
Northwest Herald: CARY – Not even a month old, the Cary Dog Park off of West Main Street has been vandalized. About $5000 worth of property damage was done to the 18-acre park last week, said a Cary Police Department news ...

Unleash dog park plan, owners urge
The Barrie Examiner: Ian McInroy Photo - Sunnidale Park off-leash dog park users Gary Pearston and Amapola Sepulveda, along with her chocolate lab Luz, discuss conditions of this watercrossing during a stroll, Monday. By Lance Holdforth - Special to the Examiner Barrie dog ...
Dog park meeting next week
BCLocalNews: The City of Williams Lake will hold an information gathering session on a possible community dog park. The session will be held Monday, Dec. 5 at 6 pm in council chambers. Interested dog owners and community members are invited to provide input on ...

Holiday fundraiser set to help build dog park
Long Beach Press-Telegram: LONG BEACH - In an effort to raise money to build a dog park in East Long Beach, Friends of El Dorado Dog Park is having a fundraiser Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm at Good Neighbor Park, 2800 Studebaker Road. The Holiday Bone-Anza will feature gourmet ...

Behold the Truly Incredible Beagle-Shaped Bed and Breakfast
Curbed Hamptons: On the grounds: Toby, a 12-foot-tall beagle statue carved by artists (and Dog Bark Park owners) Dennis Sullivan and Frances Conklin), and Sweet Willy, which houses a two-bedroom bed and breakfast that rents out for about $90 a night. ...
West Des Moines May Get Iowa's First Public Outdoor Archery Range
Patch: The archery range would be located adjacent to the Raccoon RiveDog Park, which was cause for some safety concerns by council members. Scott said he shared those concerns until he and other parks and recreation officials visited an outdoor range in ...
Plan to Expand Longview Parking Lot Revealed
Patch: However, Dalton also pointed out on a side note Monday that the city is not looking to add a dog park to the grounds. "Do not look for a dog park in Longview Farm Park any time soon," Dalton said. Ad Hoc Committee members also met with nearby ...


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Quick Hits: Play Birmingham Returns to City Commission
Patch: Also at Monday night's meeting, officials approved an expiration date for the annual dog park pass and the five-year Parks and Recreation Master Plan. By Laura Houser An interior mock-up of the proposed Play Birmingham as presented to the Planning ...
5 Things You Need to Know Today: November 29
Patch: On Wednesday there will be a Dog Park Meeting at the Roche Family Community Center at 6 pm to discuss the next steps in the effort to create an off-leash dog park in West Roxbury. The agenda will include discussion of possible sites for the park, ...
Cost estimates for North Myrtle Beach sports complex more than 11.5 million
WPDE: The city already owns the land for the park, which is to include sports fields, a water park and a dog park. Monday, council discussed the estimated cost, which city spokesman Pat Dowling says is $11604826. "For the road that leads from Highway 90 to ...

Rosie's Dog Beach: The county's only shoreline where dogs are free to frolic
89.3 KPCC: The beach is a lot more laid back than the local dog park, said Michelle Zaccaria of Long Beach. She's never had any problems with other owners or dogs, and Maeby, her terrier-poodle mix, has never gotten sick from going in the Long Beach water, ...
Food and gift drives mark the season
Delmarva Now: The dog park is on its way for the happy canines to enjoy! At present, organizers still need to raise $10000 to reach their goal. They had a very successful Dog Show on Nov. 19 in White Horse Park Pavilion that included categories for all dogs and ...
Civic Center bridge back on the agenda
Daily Pilot: ... people from visiting the upper reaches. "You have to, as gracefully as possible, get people up there," Walker said earlier this year. Once called "the bridge to nowhere" by Mayor Mike Henn, it would connect people to walking trails and a dog park.
Nov. 29 Open Line
Jacksonville Journal Courier: new dog park? We've run our dogs in that park for many years. Only difference now is they are caged and the park provides a fence, that probably cost some righteous bucks, and some gloves to pick up the dog excrement. It was late. ...
New Apartment Community Proposed in Maple Grove
Patch: A clubhouse, pool, dog park, pavilion and parking ramp will also be built on the property. Two small retail areas have also been suggested on each end of the development. According to city documents, the complex would be like the City Walk project in ...
No Thanks!
Patch: Why can't we get a dog park at Westgrove? While I'm at it, we also need a movie theater (please don't tell me the Hoffman Theater suffices), a good Greek diner, a good bookstore (Books a Million in Pen Daw does not count either) and more new stores to ...
Taube finds her groove as tax-and-spend politician
Shore News Today: We have a dog park, an elevated tennis court and an unoccupied school that Ms. Taube now proposes we demolish. All of these sit as testaments to overzealous government spending. My taxes have gone up every year since I've lived here, and I'm tired of ...
3 new stores at Otay Ranch mall
SignOnSanDiego.com: ... it is expected to open by the end of March 2012, Colby said. The General Growth Properties-owned mall is the newest in the county, having just celebrated five years of operation. It also hosts a farmers market and has an on-site dog park.


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