Saturday, June 4, 2011

The Dog Park News (June 4, 2011)

Noble Creek Dog Park Means Fun With "Fido"
Noble Creek Dog Park is free for all. By Diana K. Harper | Email the author | 5:00am Buster the Siberian Husky was friends with everyone. Noble Creek Park is on Oak Valley Parkway. The dog park is located just past the Thunder Alley RC (motorized cars) ...
Davis County ready to fetch its first dog park
Salt Lake Tribune
By cathy mckitrick If all goes well Davis County should open its first public dog park by mid-summer at the Legacy Events Center in Farmington. Such facilities are typically secured by 6-foot fences with double-gated entries. “We're halfway there, ...
Lawsuit Seeks To Close South Windsor Dog Park
Hartford Courant
Two residents are suing the town, hoping to force the dog park in Nevers Road Park to close. George Hill and Nancy Yario claim that the dog park, which opened near their homes in 2007, is a public nuisance and that the town violated its own zoning ...
Three Sites at Lyndale Farmstead Park Considered for Dog Park
KSTP.com
Lyndale Farmstead is among the preliminary list the Dog Park Citizen Advisory Committee agreed to review to become off-leash dog parks. and the space between the tennis court and Park Operations building at West 38th Street East and Bryant Avenue. ...



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Dog park a success in Ottumwa
KTVO
by Zoheb Hassanali OTTUMWA, IOWA -- For Thursday's Facebook story of the day, viewers wanted to know if Ottumwa city leaders are pleased with the city's dog park? The park opened up in September of 2009 and has been heavily used by dog owners. ..
Neighbourhood says no to off-leash dogs at Dundee Park
Newsdurhamregion.com
In 2007, Oshawa's first -- and so far only -- off-leash dog park was established at Harmony Valley Park, a naturalized area in north Oshawa. It has become incredibly popular with up to 1000 people and their dogs passing through on an average weekend. ...
Bark at the Park
After closing to cope with canine influenza and kennel cough epidemics, the Trumbull Dog Park reopened today. Recently renovated, the park is welcoming back those local residents and their four-legged friends who have taken some time to get well before ...
Dog park gives new leash on life
Simi Valley Acorn
Thanks to Simi Valley's dog park, owners and their pets have a fun and safe venue where leashes can be discarded and real exercise can be enjoyed. Better yet, it's free and it's right here in town, so you won't be spending an arm and a leg on gas. ...
Pet Photo Friday offers a peek into local pet's lives
AnnArbor.com
It's a little slice of life with area pets all around the Ann Arbor area — including some chill kitties and one very happy pooch who spent the day at a local dog park. In continuing our ongoing Pet Photo Friday feature, we invite you to email a photo ...
Take a great vacation right here at home in San Diego
Mission Times Courier
Modernized with free WiFi, a skateboard park, new amenities and a wonderful leash-free dog park, little has else has changed at Campland over the years. It is well-maintained as a charming family destination getaway in the middle of a busy city, ...
Manual Operation of Metro Trains to Continue for Years; Bay Bridge Toll Likely ...
Washingtonian.com (blog)
[Examiner] Smokers Causing Problems at DC Dog Park?: At the dog park at 11th and Park NW in Columbia Heights, smokers leaving their butts behind have prompted someone to post signs threatening to have the park shut down if nicotine-addicted dog owners ...
Conservation Commission Talks of Trails Day And The Shelton Lakes Rec Path
The commission also discussed two prospective problems of ambiance and aesthetic that has come up recently: Dog Park and the Aspen Ridge development along commerce drive. The “Friends of Dog Park” are planning to install donated shed, a port-a-potty ...
Man wants pit bulls banned from Vancouver
Northwest Cable News
Dog owners at a Vancouver dog park agreed. "Banning some dogs and not others is like saying some people are different from others and we can't do that," said Steven Latchaw. "It's not something that should happen," added pit bull owner Alysha Dunn. ...
Scout Project Will Enrich Murrieta Community Garden
Also in the works is a new baseball field and dog park currently under construction beside Warm Springs Middle School, Kast reported. The park will open next January or February. Torrey Pines Park will mark the first time the city uses artificial turf, ...
Off-Leash Dog Beach Remains on Short Leash
Gene Hillger, Ocean Blue Foundation president said the foundation supports a leash-free dog park and agreed to add additional plastic bag dispensers in the area should a dog park be approved. "You are always going to have objections," Hillger said. ...
Baldwin, the park with a giant black eye
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
There are softball fields, a dog park, a senior center, a preschool, a playground, a picnic area, basketball courts & bocce ball courts located at Baldwin Park, yet there still seems to be tons of crime, including drug use, fights, murder, stabbings, ...
CARD gets look at revenue-smaller budget
Enterprise-Record
Dogs must be on leash except at the dog park at DeGarmo. Professionally made propane barbecues will be allowed in designated picnic areas, but not in parking lots. Charcoal cooking will only be allowed in the permanent barbecues provided at CARD parks. ...
Workers push to build dike
North Platte Bulletin
Construction of the dike extends west to the north side dog park -- about a half mile east of US Highway 83. In many places along the dike, Western Engineering trucks dump sand and Cement Products crews spread and pack it, shoring up a low dike that ...
Tweedsmuir Park residents share wish lists — HAVE YOUR SAY
The North Bay Nugget
Many agreed that a playground, trees and benches or an off-leash dog park weren't the best options. Ian Kilgour, director of parks and recreation for the city, was taken aback by the neighbourhood's wish to have all North Bay residents benefit from the ...
3 Republicans vie for 2 council seats in Bridgewater
MyCentralJersey.com
Pestorius, 43, has raised questions about the township's spending on projects such as a proposed dog park at the Darby Tract. He said the township needs to distinguish better between needs and wants to eliminate borrowing and debt. ...
Karl Stirner Arts Trail along the Bushkill Creek taking shape
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com
And the highly anticipated dog park is taking shape below cemetery curve. Welders have been repairing, sanding and painting the bridge leading to the cemetery entrance and fabricated the missing half of the cemetery gate, the entirety of which will ...

Hesperia golf course meeting heats up
Victorville Daily Press
“I don't want to see equestrian (trails), dog park or a walking path.” City spokesperson Kelly Malloy, who moderated the meeting in the club's main dining room, calmly reassured those in attendance that the purpose of the meetings was to get community ...
Salona property task force to meet this month
Fairfaxtimes.com
At a public hearing in McLean in November, the Park Authority suggested using those 10 acres to build two athletic fields, a parking lot for 100 cars and a dog park. “The county in general, and McLean in particular, have a great need for natural turf ...
Chevy Chaser News & Notes
Business Lexington
Lexington Parks & Recreation and the Friends of the Dog Park, Inc. will hold a public meeting at 6 pm on Tuesday, June 7, at the Parks Administrative Offices located at 469 Parkway Drive (Gay Brewer Jr. Golf Course at Picadome). ...
Mayor Flanagan: Fall River parks projects to continue despite funding cuts
Fall River Herald News
“What's important is the mayor's made commitments to these parks, and the three parks and thedog park — with different funding — are projects still moving forward,” Long said. “If we had more money, we would have done more.” Flanagan said they'd had ...
South Waterfront » Parks & Trails » Happy B-Day, Dog Club
By Heather
The SWDC Board would like to thank Williams and Dame Development for finding a way to keep the dog park in the neighborhood. If you have any questions or wish to join the club like the happy pups above, contact Michelle Cohen at ...
Councilmember Johnson talks redistricting, blight and street ...
By admin
The Wrigley Heights neighborhood's top three choices were a dog park, a passive park, and a community garden or urban farm. “I'm proud to say you'll be getting all three,” he said. The newly opened Wrigley Heights Dog Park at 3401 ...