Yesterday Mayor Menino signed the Dog Recreation Space Ordinance in the City of Boston. On the Boston Dogs message board, Stephen Fox writes:
I'm delighted to let my fellow Southenders (as well as many interested folks citywide) know that the Mayor has today signed the Dog Recreation Space Ordinance.By signing this legislation, the Mayor has lent his considerable support to moving Boston forward on an issue that has been festering and controversial for some time. By endorsing this ordinance, the Mayor has encouraged dog owners and non-owners citywide to begin to work together to craft reasonable and sensible neighborhood specific solutions to Boston's growing urban dog recreation needs.
While enactment of the ordinance is really just a first step in the
process, it is essential to creating, for the first time in Boston's
history, a framework for sanctioned, legally recognized dog recreation spaces. We are grateful to the Boston City Council, who passed the ordinance without objection, Councillor Mike Ross, the original ordinance author, and Mayor Tom Menino, together with many supportive staff from his administration (including the Parks Department, Animal Control, and the Mayor's Office itself).This is a real step forward, and we should all be encouraged. Special
thanks are due to the scores upon scores of dog owners and non dog owners who worked tirelessly to help to bring this legislation to fruition. The support of so many thoughtful and energetic people who lent their ideas and voices to the entire process was key to its ultimate success. Together with the Council and the Mayor, give yourselves a well deserved pat on the back.
More information about Boston's Dog Recreation Space Ordinace, can be found under "Legislation."
Posted by Canis Major at January 6, 2005 8:56 AM in the following categories: Massachusetts