Friday, December 23, 2011

The Dog Park News (December 23, 2011)


Temple calling on community support to build dog park
KXXV News Channel 25: Temple – The proposed plan has been approved by Temple Parks and Leisure Services and now Leadership Temple is calling on the support of the community to help build a dog park in the existing Lions Park in Temple. Leadership Temple is a course offered ...


Building begins for dog park
Rocklin Placer Herald: After nearly two years on the drawing board, construction of Rocklin's first dog park is underway at Johnson-Springview Park. On Monday, crews from Arrow Fence Company began digging the holes for the fence, which will encompass 1294 linear feet for the ...


PROPONENTS EXPECT COMMUNITY DOG PARK SHOULD BE OPEN BEFORE NEXT TOURIST SEASON
Osoyoos Times: It looks like the Town of Osoyoos will have a community dog park in place before next summer. Councillor CJ Rhodes asked his fellow councillors to support the concept of a community dog park at Monday's final meeting of council for 2011 and fellow ...

Christmas angels: The park people
Seacoastonline.com: Ogunquit's Margie Katz is one of several residents who helped to create the town's new dog park. By Samanatha Stephens Thanks to a committed few, dogs in Ogunquit now have another reason to wag their tails. The Ogunquit Dog Park, which opened its gates ...


Wine, T-shirt, Paws plaque sales to help dog park
Santa Ynez Valley News: Supporters of Buellton's off-leash dog park are raising funds to add ground cover to the site. Located at the intersection of La Pita Place and Dawn Drive in Buellton, the park is completely fenced and handicap accessible with benches where visitors ...

PoCo opens new dog park
The Tri-City News: A new off-leash dog park is located Bury Avenue and Maple Street next to Gates and Lions park. By Staff Writer - The Tri-City News Dog owners in Port Coquitlam's downtown neighbourhood have a new off-leash area to run their animals. ...

Dog owners win right to challenge off-leash park closure
Toronto Star: City lawyers had argued that the judge should throw the case out because the city has the authority to make decisions, such as closing an off-leash dog park. Lawyers for the dog owners association countered that actually, city policy provides five ...

2012 Ellisville Budget Passes, and More From City Council Report
Patch: Council Member, and dog park supporter, Linda Reel told Patch before the city council meeting, that dedication bricks are being sold at $100 each to support the Ellisville dog park. The bricks are 4x8 inches, with three lines of copy available. ...

Williamson Co. shelter raising money for dog park, trail
KVUE: by JORDAN ARMSTRONG / KVUE.com WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas -- Dogs could soon get some room to roam while living at the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter. The shelter is raising funds to build a dog run, trail and memorial park. ...

Horsham Gets Funding Boost for Kohler Park
Patch: New restrooms, as well as the installation of public water and sewer and a drinking fountain at the Horsham Dog Park will follow in 2013, he said. All new features will be ADA compliant and will use environmental best management practices. ...

Two Harbors parking rules scrutinized
Lake County News Chronicle: Two Harbors resident Craig Rhode, Jr. brought up the idea of a dog park. “You have a lot of Two Harbors citizens driving to Duluth to use their dog park,” he said. Rhode said that he thinks a dog park in Two Harbors would be a good tool for the ...

City Manager's Update: Dec. 22, 2011
PatchDog Park: The Development Advisory Board, Design Review Committee, Open Space Trails and Equestrian Commission and the Parks, Recreation and Senior Services Commission have all reviewed the project and provided comments. The Planning Commission will ...

Gananoque hosts town hall meeting to wrap up year
EMC St. Lawrence... Islands (TLTI) for the Arena, a Public Works service exchange with TLTI where Gananoque provides sweeping and TLTI provides road side brush cutting, an Off-Leash Dog Park in Steel Workers Park, a BMX track, and a splash pad in the beach area. ...

City leaders are doing well with major decisions
Billings Gazette: We have added at least three new parks this past year, thanks to the effort of citizen groups: a dog park, thanks to Joy Stevens and others; a Heights swimming pool, thanks to the Better Billings Foundation; a new folf park, thanks to the folf users ...

Area residents earn Eagle Scout awards
The Spokesman Review: For his project, Vedvick volunteered his time at SpokAnimal CARE and helped construct shelter's new dog park. His efforts earned him the Outstanding Youth in the Community Volunteer Award. Vedvick is a freshman at Lewis and Clark High School and the ...

New Visalia mayor Shuklian uses humor to bring people together
Visalia Times-Delta: She made a name for herself and tackled the issues of Visalia's lack of a dog park and the increasing number of signs promoting new housing developments. "Those signs made our town look trashy," she said. "I wanted an aesthetically pleasing town for ...

Gilbert to perform Queen Creek vehicle work
Arizona Republic: The council approved three contracts with Somerset Landscape Maintenance, Inc. worth $258000. The contracts are for maintenance of nearly 30 parks and trails, including Cosmo Dog Park, Southeast Regional Library and the Boys & Girls Club grounds.

Is Vincent Gray slacking on DC bike lanes?
Washington Post: As for dog parks, Gray cut the ribbon on a new one in August. His administration also transferred about $385000 worth of dog park money to fund emergency repairs at the city's center for juvenile offenders ...

Editorial: Our holiday wish is civility among town officials
Taosnews.com: In part to explain why he didn't shake the mayor's hand when the town's dog park opened in September. Three months later, Sánchez decided to broadcast his complaints about the mayor, accusing him of creating a “Gestapo-like” regime. ...