Friday, December 9, 2011

The Dog Park News (December 09, 2011)


Kirkland Off-Leash Dog Group to host meeting on dog park Wednesday
Kirkland Reporter: Kirkland Off-Leash Dog Group and the City of Kirkland Parks and Recreation Department are hosting the first general meeting for local dog owners regarding the opening of Jasper's Dog Park. The meeting begins at 6:30 pm Dec. ...
Banff dog park gets $30000
Banff Crag & Canyon: By Larissa Barlow Council voted unanimously on Monday to put aside $30000 in the 2012 budget for a two-acre dog park. The original proposal had been for a one-acre park costing $20000, but Coun. Grant Canning made a motion to double the size of the ...
Dr. William Brien Discusses the Roxbury Park Community Center, Southeast ...
Patch: By Marie Cunningham In part two of our interview with Dr. William Brien Patch talks with the vice mayor about the Roxbury Park Master Plan, ways to revitalize the southeast section of town, the new Annenberg Cultural Center, a dog park coming to town ...
San Carlos residents bark at city for better dog facilities
San Jose Mercury News: hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon for dog owners at a larger site, while others demanded a new dog park altogether. More than 30 people showed up to the meeting, including many families, and about 15 attendees addressed commissioners in ...
Fastest-growing urban parks are for the dogs
USA Today: The lease on a 2.6-acre area that had been the Potso Dog Park was ending and the property was in foreclosure. The Trust for Public Land stepped in and negotiated with the bank to buy the property if the city could raise the money. ...

Road project a casualty of Xcel's suspension of Black Dog upgrade
ThisweekLive: Without the upgrade, there's no funding to build a 12th Avenue extension through Black Dog Park to the company's high-water road in the Minnesota River bottom, said Steve Albrecht, Burnsville public works director. The city had planned to begin the ...
4 Out of 5: Meghan Cleary's Los Angeles
BlackBook Magazine: Wattles Park - "The secret dog park on Curson above Hollywood. Whats great is that you can let your dog run around, or you can do a mini-hike up to see the Buddha (you'll know what I mean if you go there), or do a more intense hike that drops you down ...

What Do You Want To See In Pretzel Park?
Patch: "We know we want to have a music program and work on the dog park," Kevin Smith, the council's president said at its meeting Wednesday, but he left the rest of the brainstorming up to meeting attendees. Other ideas that came out of the meeting included ...
Couple Looks to Donate Parkland Near Sauk River
WJON News: Parks and Recreation Director Scott Zlotnik says John and Mary Weitzel are offering six acres of land between the Sauk River and the Whitney Dog Park. Zlotnik says the land fits the city's comprehensive plan for natural resources protection and access ...
Woman appeals to council for action on death of cat
Alvin Sun Advertiser: A suggestion was made that Prairie Dog Park Pavilion be done at a later date and members agreed to delay that park's pavilion. An agenda item called for an amendment to the city's Personnel Policy section pertaining to the payment for unused sick leave ...
City Council OKs animal shelter location
WSOC Charlotte: MCAO plans to have a store for pet supplies, an information center and even a dog park located behind the old dealership and alongside the Catawba River. The dog park could connect to the second phase of the greenway, when it is built. ...
Ivanhoé Cambridge establishes presence in the heart of California's Silicon Valley
Sacramento Bee: Services offered: Swimming pools (4), clubhouse, soccer fields/tennis courts/volleyball courts, children's playground, dog park. Reader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee. If you see an objectionable comment, ...


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Jennifer Robinson - Ward 8
The Barrie Advance: She has fought for a second dog park in the city by the waterfront and supported the Clarkson Cup coming to the Barrie Molson Centre. She sided with residents in naming the Allandale Waterfront GO station by keeping the historical reference to ...
Westmoreland County results official
Connellsville Daily Courier: Tabita was currently working on a new dog park and the extension of the Coal and Coke Bike Trail. "I'll do what I can before I leave," Tabita said of his unfinished projects. "I served for 25 years and now I can enjoy all those improvements as a ...
Animals Services celebrates with Paws Cause Dec. 10
Tampa Bay Newspapers: There will be tours of the adoption center and pet-pampering product samples to treat a pet this holiday, a mini-dog park to exercise pets and temporary kennels so owners can enjoy the festivities. Animal Services will offer $5 rabies shots and a ...
NEWS BRIEFS
Slidell Sentry News: The City of Covington Parks Oversight Committee will host a public meeting at 4 pm today to discuss a potential dog park to be located inside Bogue Falaya Park, behind the children's playground area. The meeting will take place at the Bogue Falaya Park ...