Discuss Off-Leash Recreation at Menotomy Rocks in Arlington
Am I mistaken, or does the Town of Arlington's Green Dog Pilot Program proposal call for creating "off-leash and fenced dog areas" and restricting usage of the areas to the hours between dawn and 9:00 am for eight months of the year?! Does Arlington really want to cordon off public open space and not let anyone in for twenty-one hours of the day in Spring, Summer and Fall?!
If this seems like a crazy idea, Arlington dog owners, please let Town officials know.
The Town of Arlington is holding a public meeting Wednesday evening, November 28, to introduce the proposal for the Green Dog" pilot program and solicit input from users and neighbors of Menotomy Rocks Park. The meeting will be held in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room in Arlington Town Hall beginning at 7:30.
The meeting Wednesday evening is the third of seven meetings intended for users and neighbors of specific parks in Arlington "where there is already dog walking activity":
- Thursday, November 8th - Poet’s Corner and Ottoson Woods;
- Thursday, November 15th - Mt. Gilboa, McClennan Field, Hurd Field and the Reservoir;
- Wednesday, November 28th - Menotomy Rocks Park;
- Thursday, December 6th - Robbins Farm;
- Thursday, December 13th - Waldo Park, Thorndike and Magnolia Fields;
- Thursday, January 3rd - Spy Pond Park and Spy Pond/Hornblower Field (across from the Arlington Girls and Boys Club);
- Thursday, January 10th - Hill’s Hill and Turkey Hill.
The "Green Dog" Pilot Program for Arlington, allowing controlled off-leash activity in Arlington, will be refined based on the public input received and will be presented at the next Town Meeting in Spring of '08.
For additional information contact Leslie Mayer at BLMayer@msn.com.