Politics & Government
Dog Park Supporter Continues to Urge Dunwoody Mayor for Compromise
Brook Run Dog Park supporter urges Dunwoody Mayor Mike Davis to compromise on his firm stance that dog waste has harmed trees, which has lead to the decision to relocate the dog park. Davis' opinion is despite what tree experts say.
After pledging to put up $5,000 for the replacement of trees at Brook Run Dog Park, if within seven years all the trees die as a result of dog waste, Carl Neigoot continued to push for a response from Dunwoody Mayor Mike Davis.
See also: Park Supporter Commits $5K to Replace Trees if Dog Waste Harms Them
In a second email sent on Oct. 31, Neigoot said the following:
Mike,
I haven’t received an answer from you regarding the email I sent last Sunday (below) concerning the proposal to allow the current dog park to remain where it currently resides.
Obviously, there has been a great deal of community discussion about this subject. Unfortunately, I think it shines a bad light on the inner workings of our City of Dunwoody and that is not our intention. I also realize that there are a multitude of issues and projects that you and City Council have to deal with on a daily basis.
I would like to offer a compromise if one could be reached with you and City government so that we can show both Dunwoody residents and those watching from outside Dunwoody that we can work together to resolve our issues.
What I would propose is a meeting with you and whomever from City Council you deem appropriate (all or none of them if you wish) to discuss such a compromise. Items under consideration would be:
- The proposal I made to pledge $5,000 of my money to re-plant trees in the current park if the trees all die in 5 years due to the animal park staying in that location STILL STANDS.
- Meet with or have recommendations from our arborists (and yours if you choose) on what could be done in the current dog park to mediate any perceived or actual past/future damage due to traffic.
- Consider the option of dividing the current park in half while one side is being refurbished to allow for continued use. After all refurbishment is accomplished, then re-open the entire park.
- Consider annexing a small area next to the parking area to construct a “small dog” park as an enhancement.
- Utilize our volunteer support people to work with City personnel to mitigate costs on refurbishment.
- Refurbishment would include terracing for erosion control, mulching trails, addition of soil nutrients as needed etc.
We do not want to damage the reputation of our fine City but we believe we have legitimate concerns about spending a great deal of taxpayers’ funds needlessly and would like to come up with an alternative solution.
Would you be willing to work towards such a solution? Such a compromise could be a big win for the City in the saving of tax dollars!
I do not want to waste your time or ours so if there is no room for conciliation in this matter then there is no need for such a meeting. I would appreciate your response as soon as possible so we could look at participants' time schedules.
...If I do not hear from you at all, I will have to assume there is no room for compromise on the part of the City.
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