Apologies if this has been done before - I did a search but couldn't find anything.
Basically our Parish Council has decided to completely ban dogs from the village green because a resident has complained about her child treading in poo.
Before this dogs were allowed if on a lead, and there are notices reminding you to pick up their poo.
Now I am sure that the council are within their legal rights to do this, but it does seem like an over-reaction as I have never noticed any dog poo on there and most owners are responsible and considerate.
Feelings are running high at the moment, with some dog owners saying that they should ban children instead - they have damaged gates, benches and trees, and often leave litter behind too.
It is an inconvenience to me as it is a long walk around the green, and I can't help thinking that the irresponsible dog owners will just carry on being irresponsible, but my real worry is for those elderly people who I see taking a quick walk around the green because they can't walk any further. I know two women in very poor health who walk around the green and I don't know what they will do once they can't do it any more!
There is a parish council meeting next week and some dog owners are hoping to attend and make their feelings known - does anyone have any experience of fighting something like this, or have any arguments I could use that might make them reconsider?
I should add that I have children who play there too, but we are a tiny rural village and it is a recently created space that was supposed to benefit the whole community (there are also playing fields, sports pitches etc on the edge of the village where dogs have always been banned).
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abextra · 14/05/2012 15:06
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