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Councilmembers and residents discussed concerns and benefits for a proposed Evanston dog park during Monday’s City Council meeting. After Lake Michigan’s rising waters submerged Evanston’s fenced-off dog beach in 2016, some community members have pushed for a new, dedicated space for dogs. Evanston residents have access to the 2.7 acre Pooch Park, jointly run by.
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Residents: Build dog park, but not near me
Dog owners and non-dog owners offered lots of reasons not to have a new dog park close to home.
Candy Lee.
Almost all residents speaking at an online meeting this evening told city staff that Evanston should build a new dog park but not put it in their neighborhood.
A city staff analysis listed Clark Square Park on the lakefront as the highest-rated location that was actually big enough to accommodate a dog park
A slide from the city staff presentation. The blue tint shows the proposed dog park site.
Lead On: Drinking from a lead straw
DARRELL KING: We’re in full compliance with the Lead and Copper Rule.
TOM NELTNER: So who you’re going to miss are typically working families. You might miss younger families.
DARRELL KING: Well, most of the time, it just really comes down to access. You’d be amazed at how difficult it is to get people to participate.
ROBIN RUE SIMMONS: I disagree with there being barriers. That is an excuse that I would not tolerate going forward. We have families that need to know if they are vulnerable to unhealthy lead levels in their water.