Hi everyone,
Thank you for taking your time yesterday to participate in the zoom meeting with Councillor Collucci regards to adopting an Off Leash Dog Park in Ward 6. I will be sending all the questions and comments to our City staff for further review and I will also reach out to all of you again when we are ready for another meeting.
Here’s the link in order to download the video:
Expires: September 23, 2021
Questions:
1. What is the target number City needs to reach in order to build an Off-Leash Dog Park?
2. How do we encourage pet owners to register their pets across the City?
3. In the requirements/guidelines, it indicates the minimum buffer of 120m (400ft) from residential and commercial property lines but the Cornell dog park doesn’t meet this requirement and it’s less than 120m.
4. What is the population and how many households are in Ward 6?
5. Can residents provide input and suggestions before building the park? (ex) Material / location selection?
6. How does the Animal License Fees calculated?
7. Resident doesn’t see any water services at the Cornell Dog Park but it’s one of the requirement
Suggestions:
1. In the requirements/guidelines, it requires adequate parking for a minimum of 12 vehicles for a dog park. Residents suggest to utilize parking spots at local school as an option. At Cornell, pet owners are parking on the side of street.
2. Location suggestion: Berczy Park North / South, Angus Glen, Wismer Park
3. Need to include safety measures as there are litters at parks which might be harmful to pets
4. Adding few smaller dog parks are more practical than building one large dog park in the neighborhood
5. Adding a barrier or division to separate the size of the dogs as larger dogs could get more aggressive.
If you have any other questions, please feel free to let me know.
Have a wonderful day.
Thanks,