Wednesday, January 30, 2013
That's the question Town and Country city leaders are asking residents. The community's answers will determine whether or not it happens.
In July, the City of Town and Country created a dog park task force. The committee's focus is to determine if residents actually want a dog park built in the city. It would be a fenced in area where dogs could run off their leashes and owners would likely pay a fee to be a member. If approved by the board of aldermen, the city would apply for a grant to fund the dog park. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) However, before any of that is done, it's up to the residents to decide if they even want the park, so questionnaires will be mailed sometime in the future seeking their input. Town and Country Alderman Lynn Wright, who serves as chairman of the dog task force, as well as the city's Parks and…
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Town and Country has created a dog park task force to determine whether residents want a dog park in the city. Do you? Tell us in the 'Patch' poll below.
The City of Town and Country has created a dog park task force. The committee will try to determine if residents really do want a dog park in the city. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) The other issue is where residents would want a dog park built. Aldermen Lynn Wright, the city's Parks and Trails Commission Chairman, is also the chair of the six-person committee (including Wright). "Do people want a dog park? That's the question we really have to ask," Wright tells Patch. As previously reported by Patch, city leaders had considered building a park similar to the one in Creve Coeur, near Interstate 270 and Ladue Road. The City of Creve Coeur has a dog park that requires a membership fee and a …
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Monday, November 28, 2011
The Town and Country board of aldermen is set to discuss police and city employee salaries, Longview parking a possible dog park and the 2012 budget Monday. Take a look at Monday's agenda.
The Town and Country Board of Aldermen has a packed agenda Monday night. Salaries for Town and Country police and other city employees will be discussed. Patch readers can view the proposed salaries of city employees in the PDF portion of this article (Bill No. 11-71). Aldermen could also vote to approve the city's fiscal year 2012 budget, after a presentation from the city's director of finance at the last board of aldermen meeting. (Read Previous Story: Town and Country Planning 2012 City Budget) Aldermen are also set to once agan discuss the possible building of a dog park, parking at Longview Park and West County EMS and Fire Protection District Chief Dave Frazier is set to give a presentation to aldermen. Read Previous Stories: Does …
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Friday, November 18, 2011
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.
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 …
Lou
11:45 am on Thursday, March 28, 2013
definately want a dog park. paying a fee is worth it for the room to run and socialize the dogs. how much do the fees defray the cost of the park? more ›