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05-20-2010, 06:10 AM
http://www.ohmidog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/DSC06082.jpg (http://www.ohmidog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/DSC06082.jpg)A citizens’ initiative in Denver would, if voters approved, allow dogs to be off leash in sections of almost all of the city’s parks from 5 to 9 a.m.
Proposed by Ronald “Byron” Williams, and still requiring the city’s approval,*the initiative would go on the ballot in November if Williams is able to collect 4,000 signatures on petitions.
“We’re considered to be an extremely dog-friendly city, and we need to live up to that and do something about it,” Williams told the Denver Daily News (http://www.thedenverdailynews.com/article.php?aID=8509).
Williams began work on the initiative after becoming frustrated with the lack of dog parks in Denver. He believes designated leash free hours would be*a good compromise, allowing*dogs some time romp off leash while not significantly impacting those using the parks*for other reasons.
The city considered and scrapped a similar plan earlier after complaints from*nearby*neighborhood groups.
Denver is now working on a “dog park master plan,” a final version of which is expected to be approved this month.
“*The plan would implement a fee for existing dog parks, use that money to pay for additional park rangers who could write tickets for people who illegally have their dogs off-leash, and identify possible new areas that could be used for off-leash dog parks,” the Daily News reported.
At first glance, that seems more like*plan to build revenue*than to provide some running room for dogs.
Williams initiative, if approved, would likely lead to more immediate, and less expensive, results and make Denver — except for that nasty*pit bull ban — a dog-friendlier city.
More... (http://www.ohmidog.com/2010/05/20/citizens-push-for-off-leash-hours-in-denver/)
Proposed by Ronald “Byron” Williams, and still requiring the city’s approval,*the initiative would go on the ballot in November if Williams is able to collect 4,000 signatures on petitions.
“We’re considered to be an extremely dog-friendly city, and we need to live up to that and do something about it,” Williams told the Denver Daily News (http://www.thedenverdailynews.com/article.php?aID=8509).
Williams began work on the initiative after becoming frustrated with the lack of dog parks in Denver. He believes designated leash free hours would be*a good compromise, allowing*dogs some time romp off leash while not significantly impacting those using the parks*for other reasons.
The city considered and scrapped a similar plan earlier after complaints from*nearby*neighborhood groups.
Denver is now working on a “dog park master plan,” a final version of which is expected to be approved this month.
“*The plan would implement a fee for existing dog parks, use that money to pay for additional park rangers who could write tickets for people who illegally have their dogs off-leash, and identify possible new areas that could be used for off-leash dog parks,” the Daily News reported.
At first glance, that seems more like*plan to build revenue*than to provide some running room for dogs.
Williams initiative, if approved, would likely lead to more immediate, and less expensive, results and make Denver — except for that nasty*pit bull ban — a dog-friendlier city.
More... (http://www.ohmidog.com/2010/05/20/citizens-push-for-off-leash-hours-in-denver/)