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Old 02-12-2014, 12:41 PM
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I do not consider this to be another "dog poop" thread.
I am a resident of the village of Tamarind Grove and visit the neighborhood pool and postal station frequently, and walk my dog there on occasion. In my experience it is quite unusual to encounter dog poop left on the ground by others. I do talk to other dog walkers and have found many who do not even live in the area but bring their dogs to this particular place to walk.
So why would someone from Hemingway bring their dog way over to Tamarind Grove for a walk. Partly because this area is much larger than the typical neighborhood postal station and is shaded by large oak trees. But the MAIN reason is that there are few other available options. There is only one dog park south of 466, and it is so small and poorly placed as to be totally inadequate. It was obviously added as an afterthought by the developer. (this land can't be sold as a home site or rented out as commercial property, so lets fence it in and call it a dog park) In addition the entire "new" area south of 466A contains not one square foot designated for use by dog owners.
The recreational activities of other home owners seem to be adequately addressed. Why not those of dog owners?
So lets call this a dog park thread, not a dog poop thread.