Does Town and Country Want a Dog Park?
That's what aldermen want to know. Patch readers can take the poll in this article and post their thoughts in the comment section of this article.
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Town and Country city leaders are discussing possibly building a dog park, but first, they want hear from residents.
The city's Parks and Trails Commission Chairman, Alderman Lynn Wright, tells Patch the idea of a dog park has been brought up by residents. What Wright and other aldermen want to know is if the community as a whole would welcome a dog park, or is it just a few people.
"Are we just hearing it from a few people or do we really want a dog park?" asked Wright. "When it was looked at years ago, we decided not to do it at the time, but now people have been asking for it. We (aldermen) are asking for the community's feelings and then the Parks and Trails Commission will review it."
"I think people really want it," Alderman Phil Behnen tells Patch.
The city is considering sending out a survey to residents looking for answers.
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Wright and Behnen point out the City of Creve Coeur has a dog park that works well for the community and it may be a model Town and Country could consider. That is a park that requires a membership fee and a code for members to use the park. Photos of the Creve Coeur dog park are included in this article.
(Check out Creve Coeur Dog Park info/rates here.)
Another question aldermen want answered by residents is where they would like to see the dog park be built.
"Which one of our parks could handle something like that?" Wright asked.
We're still deciding whether or not to send out a survey to find out what the needs are of the community, but we haven't decided yet on how to send it out," Wright explained.
Patch readers can post their thoughts in the comment section of this article.
Bonnie Krueger
7:04 am on Friday, November 18, 2011
Honestly for me, location and cost are the factors and those aren't spelled out in this article. It it was in Manchester, Des Peres, Kirkwood or somwhere nearby, I would be more inclined to use it. Is there an unde-utilized park in the area that could be converted for this use? What kind of fees?
Gabrielle Biondo
10:46 am on Friday, November 18, 2011
Those are great points Bonnie. I just added some links to the story with some more info and rates on the Creve Coeur dog park. I think your questions are what aldermen are wanting residents to tell them - would they pay for a dog park, how much would they pay and where would they want the park. Hopefully some Town and Country residents will post their thoughts in the comments box like you did. Thanks so much for the feedback!
Claudia Hayduk
7:48 pm on Friday, November 18, 2011
I live in the eastern limits of T&C, near Bopp Road. I would welcome a dog park, even with an annual fee, as long as I could easily drive/walk to it.
Lou
11:52 am on Thursday, March 28, 2013
I would love to have a dog park and would be willing to pay the kind of fees that Maryland Heights and other dog parks require. How much of the cost to maintain the dog park area would be defrayed by the fees?