City holds hearing on future of dog parks
It might have escaped your attention -- given there has been little in the way of an announcement -- but Baltimore's City Council will be holding a public meeting tomorrow on the future of dog parks in the city.
The present of dogs parks is this: There is only one. In Canton.
With other groups working to start more -- including one at Patterson Park and one at Latrobe Park in Locust Point -- city officials felt it would be wise to take a comprehensive look at the situation.
Which might be scary, or might be good.
The meeting will look at "the current status of the City's Dog Parks, as well as exploring future steps that can be taken to provide safe space for youth, families and groups engaging in recreational activities and for dog owners and their dogs."
The hearing, originally scheduled in April but postponed, will be held at 5 p.m. tomorrow at the Department of Recreation and Parks Administration Building at Druid Hill Park, 3001 East Drive.
The Locust Point Dog Park group encouraged its members and anyone else concerned with the lack of dog parks in Baltimore to attend.
Comments
Friend of mine from CDP and I will be going. He also just found out about it last night.
Posted by: Carey | July 16, 2008 7:22 AM
Yeah. Is anybody else a bit wheezed off that it's at 5 p.m.? I know of people who won't be able to make it because of work conflicts.
Posted by: Anne | July 16, 2008 12:46 PM
Wheezed???
Maybe miffed or PO-ed??
The New Director was to be in Patterson Park that day. Parks and Rec scheduled it! She was also scheduled to be at the meeting mentioned here. How can you be in two places at once? Did they want some people in one place and not the other? Makes you wonder with the little heads up about a public hearing. I took off of work to go to the meeting last nite. The only encouraging thing I heard was "The mayor wants Dog Parks in Baltimore City parks." Not sure what that means at this point or what road we need to go down to get there." Overall everyone who testified was in favor of Dog Parks except for one lone person who had some concerns. Overall the council people were good but Councilman Reisinger from Federal Hill-Locust Point area was awesome and right on point. Makes me want to move to South Baltimore.
Posted by: Mike | July 17, 2008 3:14 PM