http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/05/05/baltimore-leash-law-debated-on-radio/ a site for dog lovers Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:13:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/05/05/baltimore-leash-law-debated-on-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-1267 ItsaNoBrainer Wed, 06 May 2009 14:10:40 +0000 http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=8511#comment-1267 Concerning Patterson Park---No Consensus on location? Mary Porter did not listen to the comments---the Patterson park Group worked with the neighborhoods, held public forums, conducted surveys, worked with Friends of Patterson park and selected a site from that process which gained approval from surrounding neighborhood associations, involved the Neighborhood Design Center which involved their Urban planners and Landscape Designers and came up with a plan that was even in the Parks Department Map for improvements. What more does one need? $$ and knowing the right people-The change in city government as well as change in directorship at the park's friends group erased all that work. At first the new director's group told the dog group the site did not lend itself to expansion, then a host of other issues, like a dog park sits atop an old stream that is now a sewer and will pollute the harbor. This whole process has left many people disheartened. Nothing has changed as far as commitment from the community here who supports one--it is the constant change in city government which moves faster than any progress such projects can make and it is back to square one. It seems a slap in the face to the groups who have worked and played by the city's guidelines only to have them change the goal posts and ignore the community's input. Concerning Patterson Park—No Consensus on location? Mary Porter did not listen to the comments—the Patterson park Group worked with the neighborhoods, held public forums, conducted surveys, worked with Friends of Patterson park and selected a site from that process which gained approval from surrounding neighborhood associations, involved the Neighborhood Design Center which involved their Urban planners and Landscape Designers and came up with a plan that was even in the Parks Department Map for improvements. What more does one need? $$ and knowing the right people-The change in city government as well as change in directorship at the park’s friends group erased all that work. At first the new director’s group told the dog group the site did not lend itself to expansion, then a host of other issues, like a dog park sits atop an old stream that is now a sewer and will pollute the harbor. This whole process has left many people disheartened. Nothing has changed as far as commitment from the community here who supports one–it is the constant change in city government which moves faster than any progress such projects can make and it is back to square one. It seems a slap in the face to the groups who have worked and played by the city’s guidelines only to have them change the goal posts and ignore the community’s input.

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