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Dillon is discussing the opportunity of bringing a canine park to city.
Council member Kyle Hendricks launched the concept throughout a Tuesday, Jan. 16, Town Council work session by noting that there is no such thing as a canine park on the Dillon aspect of the county and suggesting that the city cemetery off of U.S. Highway 6 could possibly be an excellent place to set one up.
“I just thought there’s not a dog park on this side of the county other than in Silverthorne and over in Breckenridge,” Hendricks mentioned. “There’s a lot of dogs.”
Hendricks mentioned the canine park wouldn’t need to be rather more than a fenced-off space for dogs to run round with a trash can and luggage to select up after the animals.
Dillon Public Works Director Scott O’Brien mentioned many canine parks have some degree of services, reminiscent of bogs or a water fountain to access water for the dogs. The city cemetery doesn’t have access to these utilities, he mentioned.
O’Brien additionally famous that the land that was being mentioned was deeded to the city by Denver Water, so he must test the authorised makes use of for the land to see if a canine park could be allowed.
Dillon Police Chief Cale Osborn famous that the city does have a leash legislation on the books requiring folks to maintain dogs on leashes inside city limits. But folks let their dogs off leash commonly on the town, particularly on the baseball discipline on the city park or close to the waterfront in order that the animals can splash within the water, Osborn mentioned.
“Kind of how it goes is your dog is off a leash everybody’s like ‘he’s friendly,’ then he’s not,” Osborn mentioned. “I’m not going to tell you if we need a leash law or not. That’s what’s on the books right now.”
Having a canine park may alleviate points with dogs by giving canine homeowners a devoted place to let their animals run off leash, Obsorn mentioned. He famous that the U.S. Forest Service trails and components of unincorporated Summit County close to Dillon could have completely different guidelines associated to leashing dogs.
Mayor Carolyn Skowyra commented, “I’ve like never seen a dog on a leash.”
Council member Renee Imamura mentioned she doesn’t assume the city has sufficient land for a canine park.
“I could see a dog park in Summit County further toward Keystone maybe,” Imamura mentioned. “I don’t think we have the space or land to do that.”
Council member Dana Christiansen famous that in comparison with cities like Breckenridge, which has a canine park at Carter Park, Dillon has much more open area for folks to permit their dogs to run round, and subsequently could not want a canine park.
Council member Brad Brad Bailey agreed. Bailey mentioned that placing the canine park on the cemetery appears “a little silly” as a result of he doesn’t know the way a lot use it might get.
Council member John Woods famous that folks can convey their dogs to run close to the taking pictures vary off Landfill Road, which is on county land. In most of unincorporated Summit County, there is an immediate control lawwhich means all pets are required to be underneath management and inside 10 toes of a person competent to manage and restrain a pet.
Skowyra instructed one other location for a canine park close to Anemone Trail, however it was finally determined that that location possible lacked the parking crucial.
“So maybe it’s something we don’t need right this second,” Skowyra mentioned of the canine park. “But I think we’d be open to it, if the good people of Dillon had a good idea and brought it and pitched it.”
