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Yes, Yes, Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get this off the ground. Green Lake NEEDS this.
First I've heard of it, didn't know there was a need, do we need another expense for our town, city and county to cover? I realize it wouldn't be a huge expense, but it would add expense.
There are creative ways to cut expenses. Volunteers, County inmates, (maintenance purposes). people that seek welfare from Human Services, a great way to work down their bill.
Does Green Lake have a Land Bank? (portion of $$ from a property sale goes into a trust for green space for community use to be governed by the trustees.)
Green Lake has always been a great place to swim. Is it still good for swimming? I have been gone for a while and would like to take the kids there this summer.
Green Lake has alot more than just swimming.
That would be so great!!!!
Can I take my dog swimming?
My dog gets ear infections if it goes swimming.
Seems people were wondering what to do with Highknocker Park WELL, there you go!!! Make it a DOG Park!!
Is there some where to swim at Highnocker Park
Actually, all kidding aside, Highknocker would be a great place for a dog park. It would be more accessible than Zobel, and people could walk to it rather than drive.
Someone should take this idea to the city.
WARNING>> read the following with a humurous attitude, for that was its intent.
I'm sure this project, being a government project, will end up involving some type of "expert" consultant. No doubt we'll pay them dearly for their work, because heaven for bid we would make our own decisions and then trust those decisions. We'll scrutinize all kinds of areas for the optimum location. In doing so, we'll find many areas are to large, to small, not enough room, to hilly for older dogs, to flat, to many puddles when it rains, not enough shade, to much shade and on and on the process will go. Then will find an ideal location and there will be some stumbling blocks that will take a few months to struggle with. Not everybody will want this in their back yard -- NIMBY! Who’s going to clean the mess up, how often, will users be responsible to clean up after their dogs, and will they do it (most will) who empties the disposal can on hot summer days? Who pays for the”doggie poop bags”? Will there be a fee, will someone be checking to make sure only licensed, properly vaccinated dogs use the park? Will leash laws be enforced or can your dog run free in the park? OMGosh, we’ll have to install a fence, how high, what type, how will it look, will it look nice against the neighbors yard? Maybe we should hire a new city employee to handle all this? Will Town of Brooklyn folks be allowed to use the park? will TOB share in the cost? Speaking of costs, if we place this park on land that is not now city land, we'll lose tax income as well! And, don't even think about all that barking! We all love barking dogs so much, we even have govt ordinances to control it.
I think I’ll just keep walking my dog down the road and cleaning up after him. Isn’t that what all those extra pick n save bags are for anyway?
Points to consider, you are right about that. All these factors to weigh, the best place for a dog park would be somewhere in the vicinity of the ballpark, where the FEMA remediation is beginning to take place.
There are few homes in the area (for barking/noise issues), plenty of room to build a fenced-in area, easier to keep an eye on for rules enforcement, etc. and more centrally located and therefore accessible to most of the city residents.
...and, all the stray cats that live downtown could hang out by the fence and tease the hell out of the dogs! :)
You can always play catch in traffic with your dog! Great exercise for the dog.Hwy 23 would be perfect.
Highknocker use to be one of the few places that allowed dogs until people complained and now they are not allowed.
real smart -- you won't fix up highknocker park for children but you want to fix it up for dogs and dog crap. i like dogs but not some of the owners. take it out to the country like ripon did.
I agree that Highknocker is not the best location for a dog park, simply because it is so residential. Many summer folks and tourists have dogs as well as us locals. Dog parks are popular spots to enjoy time with your pet, for play and exercise, or rest and relaxation. A dog park downtown would be great. What a nice amenity for a tourist town like Green Lake!
I think a dog park would be well utilized, but not necessarily if it were out of town. Driving to a dog park isn't usually the idea. Ripon is an exception, most dog parks are in the city, and their dog park is not used very much.
The downtown park by the tennis courts and ball field would be a great place for a dog park. There is all kinds of space back there that could easily be organized into a dog park. I have looked at various dog parks on the internet and some are small and have a grass lawn, others are larger with wood mulch rather than grass (easily obtained from the city) and others are huge, in the country/wooded setting but that would mean a lot of fencing and a lot of money. As much as a dog park would be nice at Zobel Park, I believe a dog park downtown would get more use on a regular basis. Dogs are pack animals and love spending time with other dogs, and not on a leash. Not only would a park be great for the people, it would be great for the dogs.
Wow, "I like dogs, I just don't like some of the owners"...WOOF! That's like saying, "I like bikes but not some of the bike owners".
Speaking of sorry situations, has anyone noticed all of the homeless people living in shacks out on the lake? My God, have we no mercy.
My biggest concern is where they will all go when the ice melts. Man-O'-man, will property values go down when those shacks are all over town this summer? There should be laws against those "homeless people" just putting shacks just anywhere. Oh wait, there are laws, the city just doesn't enforce the laws when it comes to storing shanties and other eyesore's all over peoples yards in Green Lake.
Like the man said, I like shanties...I just don't like some of their owners.
Oh, I almost forgot, I'm all for the dog-park and the disc golf park either at Zobel and/or Highknocker. Hopefully the community can actually pull together for something good...something beneficial...something that actually might attract some people to the area.
From above;
"something beneficial...something that actually might attract some people to the area."
Good luck on that one!
We don't want to be another Lake Geneva.
from below;
a dog park will not attract people to the area ripon has one and nobody uses it
Wait a minute, what does the malfeasance at Highknocker Park have to do with the smoke at Norton's and voting in new school board members to replace the useless ones and acquiring new land in the ABA without the help of our dough head mayor while revitalizing our downtown without allowing new development and not accept or support any changes so not to become another Lake Geneva while hoping everyone from Illinois returns there and stops supporting our wilting community while hoping for a Corner Stone development we cannot support and new businesses we will not support. Did I miss anything?
A sign of the times, it seems that even the Chief is promoting Door County on this home page instead of Green Lake. I am with ya Chief, whats here to promote? Last one out turn the light off please.
What do you do to try and change things in the community? or are you just one of the many arm chair critics in G.L. the sit back and complain. FYI that wont get anything done you idiot
"you idiot" is a little uncalled for.
And just so you are aware I don't really promote those ads you see. They are put there by Google and I have no control of what comes up. They are determined by the words used in the posting by other people posting here. So "Green Lake" or "Wisconsin" determines what ads show up. It just shows there aren't any businesses in the area advertising online.
A spade is a spade,I didn't know there where so many sensitive bloggers. Too bad Chuck Mirr wasn't given the same consideration when the off colored comments started. I guess the controversy is alright until it hits close to home.
The problem with the dog park in Ripon (reason it is not used) is that very few people know where it is.
It is not convenient to drive to a dog park!
The Ripon Dog Park may not be heavily used during the winter months, but during pleasant weather, it is used regularly by a large number of dog owners. Volunteers contribute many hours to help maintain and improve the facility, in addition to the time the city is able to contribute (mowing, plowing, etc.). As a family of volunteers (shortly after the park opened), we have come to feel ownership and a sense of pride for maintaining the park. I think that will likely happen here, if Green Lake is able to set aside a recreational area for dogs (and their owners) as well.
My personal "wish" was that a dog park in Green Lake could include an agility course, which is a step up from just an open field for dogs to run in, and gives them a mental challenge. The Green Lake County 4-H dog project began instruction in agility a year ago, and there was a high level of interest in the idea. Agility courses do require a well-planned set up, and the expense to build the course is to be considered, but the outcome (in addition to recreational; opportunity for workshops, demonstrations, or even competitions) could be a benefit to the community (besides making the critters happy).
Check out some dog parks in Chicago, Wiggly Field etc.. Green Lake is THE most unfriendly dog town in the nation! Most people these days travel with dogs, sometimes known as best friends. The City needs to open it's doors to these travelers as well. Get those jail birds and community service people out picking up the left-overs if you're worried about public works hours.
One of the reasons Ripon dog park is not used all that often, is that they have chosen only to allow certain breeds in.They do not want German Shepards,Rotts or Dobbies. I've seen some pretty aggressive Chicuhuas.What's up with that?
anonymous at 2-28-09- you is what you is and I am happy that our society treats retarded people with respect. now get back to your nervous ticky ways.
To "remember said"...Ticky ways? I guess you are one of the GLOCALS (Green Lake Locals) that enjoys the look of all those "beautiful" ice shanties stacked around the city yards all summer long. Yet another reason GL is so 'attractive' to tourists.
I'll be the first to applaud small town charm and simplicity but eyesore ice shanties don't do much for me. It is one thing to maintain local customs because they add charm and uniqueness to the area. It is another thing to allow people to do things because they are lazy and don't give a crap about how their lack of action, and lack of respect, impact a neighbors perspective. There are rules and regulations which address these issues but once again...the GLOCAL authorities do little or nothing when it comes to enforcement.
Ok, I've said my peace...now go back to Granny, Ellie May and Jethro and 'splain' to them how the big city slicker dissed their corn-pone charm.
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