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Recommendations and Guidelines for Dog Park Site Selection, Design, Operations and Maintenance <br /> <br />Page 25 <br />Notes from public meeting held on March 5, 2015 <br />Fifteen members of the public and two Park Advisory Commission members attended the meeting. Research <br />done by the subcommittee was presented, along with proposed revised scoring criteria based on what was <br />learned. <br />Comments from attendees about why they came to the meeting: <br /> Would like equal access to city services <br /> Saline dog park – really like it, interested in parks in general <br /> Special place where dogs should be, not around churches and things of that nature <br /> Where could a dog park be placed? Concerned about cleaning up after dogs <br /> Walks in regular parks, don’t think that Ann Arbor is going to make a dog park because we have too <br />many spaces where people keep their dogs off leash <br /> Dog clean up is an issue and would like to have input on where dog parks could be and where they <br />shouldn’t be <br /> Concerned about proximity of parks and who is going to maintain the park <br /> Concerned about dog residue, and don’t want dogs around little people and elders because they <br />could bite, concerned about location around church. Wants to know about methods for choosing dog <br />parks. <br />Overview of meeting purpose <br /> There is a long history of advocacy to establish dog parks, and people have very strongly held views <br />about dog parks <br /> Worked to come up with a consistent and coherent process for locating dog parks, and want to make <br />sure that the process is as objective as possible <br /> Want to make sure City is on the right track before considering specific sites <br />Attendees at meeting scored a location, and provided the following feedback about the scoring sheet: <br /> There should be extra points for water bodies for swimming <br /> Change residential buffer to institutional buffer as well, including churches, hospitals, etc. <br /> Buffer from residents isn’t always better as maybe being closer for walkability is desired <br /> Shade criteria is confusing <br /> Use conflict avoidance should be about not just what is in the park, but what is around it <br /> Geography – simplify so that it is about more equitable distribution <br /> Clarify water quality and drainage criteria