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Originally Posted by njbchbum
If the Villages was to develop a dog park with all of the whiz-bang amenities dog owners seem to want - small/medium/large dog areas. fencing, shade, grass, cool benches, water feature, people and dog drinking fountains, pooper scooping, golf cart access, etc would dog owners pay to use such a grandiose facility or do they think even residents who do not own dogs should subsidize the additional cost and maintenance of a facility they would not use with amenity their fees?
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I can tell you that the Bark Central park we take Mookie isn't free. The cost is either $10 a visit or you can choose to pay $30 a month or $300 for the year. I sometimes wonder if Mrs. Bosox & I are some of the not many willing to travel and pay for the exercise our buddy needs. We sure would like something similar closer than Inverness . We do use the Atlas park as our last run of the day park for Mookie around a half hour before dark.Before we found Bark Central we did go to Brinson Perry because there's shade there although it's very small.I believe if it weren't for us dog owners voice our needs for dog parks The Villages hierarchy would be fine with no dog parks. I find it sad they don't see the need for a "real" dog park like Bark Central. You know they have the land but refuse to give up the acreage needed to provide such a place. This would cut in to the amount of houses that could be built!! I wonder how many of us dog owners in the villages would be willing to pay to use a place like Bark Central if it were here.