

Turn Willowbrook park archery range into a full time dog run.


Turn Willowbrook park archery range into a full time dog run.
The Issue
Currently the rule is dogs are allowed in the area from7am to 9am. This leaves most working dog owners no chance to exercise their dogs in a controlled environment. Many midislanders don't have access to the other dog runs on the island which are on the north shore and south shore only. Condoning archery within a park that is part of the greenbelt to many sounds as if we are encountering hunting, which is illegal in N.Y.C and illegal hunting is already a growing problem with the rising deer numbers in the park system. Although most who use the archery field do it for sport, it is a dangerous sport which should be relocated to a safer more controlled location then directly adjacent to a trail head leading to the rest of the greenbelt. Which has no designated dog run in its entirety.

The Issue
Currently the rule is dogs are allowed in the area from7am to 9am. This leaves most working dog owners no chance to exercise their dogs in a controlled environment. Many midislanders don't have access to the other dog runs on the island which are on the north shore and south shore only. Condoning archery within a park that is part of the greenbelt to many sounds as if we are encountering hunting, which is illegal in N.Y.C and illegal hunting is already a growing problem with the rising deer numbers in the park system. Although most who use the archery field do it for sport, it is a dangerous sport which should be relocated to a safer more controlled location then directly adjacent to a trail head leading to the rest of the greenbelt. Which has no designated dog run in its entirety.

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Petition created on July 7, 2017