The Park Board has called a Public Meeting for Monday April 29th, 2002 at Lynnhurst Community Center (50th and East Minnehaha Parkway) at 6:30 p.m. The purpose is to review the site being considered under the Nicollet Bridge on the south side of the Parkway.
A citizens committee commissioned by the Park Board rated this site 18th out of a total of 19 seriously considered. Yet it was rated by the Park Board staff as number 3 because it has little other use. (read good for nothing) This is a poor site for a dog park. The area is dominated by 10 bridge abutments each measuring 11' by 19'. Views are substantially obstructed so forget about keeping track of your dog. The obstruction of the view will also lead to this becoming the dirtiest of parks because who will pick up their dog's poop when they don't see the dog poop? Park Board staff has acknowledged the potential public safety issues given the bridge structure. Additionally, the rain runoff from the bridge is directed into this area and the water ponds until it evaporates or soaks in. Ahhh...nothing like the smell of lots of wet dog poop. Access by car is poor and parking is very limited. A member of the Park Board says that this is good because then this will become a neighborhood site that people will walk to. Tell me - what is the purpose of a park in the 6th District if it isn't accessible. You may have guessed that I live across from the site. You are correct. I also own a dog - so I am not knee jerk against the idea of dog parks. If my motives look questionable check out the facts I have noted above. A quick visit to the site will verify the facts. My neighbors and I are dismayed that the Park Board would inflict all the attendant issues on our small neighborhood and the result will be a dog park that will at best be only very mediocre. One would think that any site that is a reasonable site would have illicit off leash use already. In my 16 years across the street no one other than me has been observed using the space. Al Giesen Tangletown _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
