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interoffice <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> to: Chuck Whiting, Administrator <br /> from: Mary Saarion, Director of Parks and Recreation <br /> subject: Action taken for dog do-do in parks <br /> date: April 1, 1997 <br /> I was forwarded the note from Mr. Norbert Eggers regarding Dog do-do in Greenfield Park ; <br /> is an issue which arises every early Spring at the time of snow melt. The Parks Maintenance <br /> workers were out today scooping poop and picking up other litter and debris. It is a mon <br /> clean-up task in the Spring of each year. (Thank goodness for the many park volunteers who take <br /> the time to clean up the parks.) Luckily, once mowing begins, poop in the parks is quickly <br /> mulched and undetectable to park users. When park grounds dry, the turf vac is used in f i' <br /> parks to pick stuff up from the grassy areas. It is this intermittent time between total snow melt <br /> and first mowing that the dog poop is so unsightly in the parks. <br /> Mr. Eggers is correct in his statement that residents should be responsible enough to pick up Li.:_: <br /> dog's droppings. It is a very unsightly mess in the parks caused by lack of park stewardship by <br /> some users. (There are many wonderful park user stewards that indeed pick up their dog's poop). <br /> Greenfield and Silver View Parks are prone for accumulations of poop over the course of the <br /> • winter because both parks have an extensive trail system used by dog owners. The Parks and <br /> Recreation Department invested in "Please Pick Up Your Dog's Poop" signs a few years ago. Ali <br /> the signs were stolen within two weeks. Last year a letter was sent, signed by the Parks and <br /> Recreation Commission, to all neighbors of Greenfield and Silver View Parks imploring therm to <br /> pick up after their dogs. I don't know if it made a difference or not. <br /> Drying windy weather and the fact that grass mowing time is nearing will help the poop disappear. <br /> Can't say that I have an answer for making people more responsible for picking up dog do-do. <br /> Everyone is capable of carrying a plastic bag to pick up the stuff. Trash receptacles are located in <br /> every park for convenient discard of trash.. <br /> Cc. Mr. Norbert Eggers <br /> Parks and Recreation Commissioners <br /> Mayor McCarty <br /> • <br />