Birmingham needs new dog park -- and fast!
We haven't read the Michigan Supreme Court decision on Birmingham's dog park yet, but we can imagine reading the looks on the faces of the many patrons of the park when they show up only to find it closed.The dog park, though located in Bloomfield Township, was an enormous asset to the community -- a social center for humans and canines alike. And it proved that a dog park can be clean and well-maintained, relatively quiet -- all-in-all a good neighbor, despite the lack of welcome from neighbors in Bloomfield Township.
Birmingham needs to act fast to replace the closed park with at least one, perhaps more, dog parks within its own boundaries. Several locations come to mind: the vast Poppleton Park, Barnum, Roeper. The city needs to consult with the citizens group that spearheaded the Springdale park, and come up with a solution soon. The dog park proved its value, and must be replaced.
BARNUM!!!
Posted by Anonymous on 07/20 at 04:46 AMI suggest that the Dog park is placed near the ice rink - or even on the NW corner of Lincoln and S.Eton. The problem is that everyone WITH a dog wants a dog park but not near their house. Everyone WITHOUT a dog park does not want especially near their house.
Owning a dog is not a right it is a choice and I am not sure it is the responsibility of a city to pay for something that like a dog park that is a right.
One could argue that having a child is a right and it is and that people that dont have children pay for public schools through their taxes. Well, the difference is that we have an social obligation to educate the children of our future. There is no obligation of the city or socitety to our pets.
Just one man’s opinion.
Posted by on 07/28 at 01:57 AM
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