Re: Timberlake Park - Sammamish Reporter

concerndogowner — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:46:31 -0000

Having a multi use park (with dogs) in the area is an incentive for potential homebuyers, and will help increase the property values for the City of Issaquah. Raising the property value (and property tax) would seem to be something the city would be interested in, which was the main reason for our purchasing a home recently in the area.

I have never seen any dogfights in the last 3 months that we have gone to this park on a daily basis. It appears to me that people should worry more about the teenagers, sneaking away from their homes to hang out in the park, at the picnic tables smoking dope. I have seen this on several occasions, so why aren’t people worried about that, rather than being worried about the people who are trying to let their dogs get some exercise from being cooped up all day while their owners work.

The worst thing about this is the dog sign posted says no dogs’ period; you cannot even walk your dog on a leash at the park. I do not see how this is educating me; I wanted to move into an area where my dog could play in the shade and go for a swim. Now the only other alternative is to take my dog to the Highlands dog park, which is a very unkempt park, and so small, that when throwing the ball it always goes over the fence or rolls down the hill, not a park for Labradors, to get a decent exercise and swim. It is blazing hot up on that hill with no shade, and during the wintertime it is muddy, dirty, and waterlogged.

Then of course, there is Marymoor Park, again no shade and the last time I was there, the grass was knee high with gopher holes everywhere, it made it impossible to play fetch with my dog.

The greater Seattle area prides itself on its liberalism, but every time I turn around there is a new rule being put in place to affect my rights, now there is a rule in place affecting my dog’s. More and more, our lives are being defined by what we can not do, rather than what we can do. Does anyone care about the dog’s demeanor, why should the only way a dog, can get exercise is to be on a leash walking on a sidewalk, or trail that has bikers? Why should I have to get in my car everyday after work and drive to Cougar Mountain, or Squawk and Tiger Mountain, to walk my dog in the shade? If I am going to drive that far I might as well drive to the Magnuson Dog Park in Seattle. Again, I do not understand how this ban is educating me.

If the city, was truly interested in making this park safe, they would ensure that the dope smoking teenagers are removed and the dogs are properly escorted in and out of the park on leases as not to disturb the private residences. Once in the park, the dogs should be allowed to be released

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