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Columbus City Council is revisiting Leash and Dog Waste Legislation this summer. Councilmember Priscilla Tyson is spearheading the efforts originally worked on by former Councilmember Kevin Boyce over the past 5 years.
The first reading of these new laws is scheduled to take place on May 18th and will be up for a vote on June 1st. If you’d like to contact Councilmember Tyson about this proposed legislation, she can be reached via email here or via phone at 645-2933.
well, I do see people get stopped crossing the street there, and you don’t see it happening much when cops are posted there. and I know of at least one cop that would be ticketing dog owners if the law was on the books, he used to drive his car across goodale. that was years ago though, I haven’t been there for a while. but I’m sure if he’s gone there is some other prick that will take his place.
and the law would also give excuse to check rabies and lisencing info. in one fashion it would be good because there are plenty of bad owners(who are in violation of the laws already existing, yet not enforced), but i think this law would really be penalizing the good owners.
Well, the cops will be busy with other tasks as the crime rates in and around both Goodale and Schiller soar with the dogs gone.
Does anyone think about the big picture implications of this? Take the dog people out of parks like Schiller/Goodale and other places and the parks are pretty empty (especially outside of weekends in the summer/spring). So, i guess we would rather our parks and public spaces be left unused and would prefer us all driving our dogs out of town to dog parks.
So, when I get mugged in Schiller park this winter because all the dog owners
who normally run their dogs there are gone (and no one else is around) I can thank City Council.
I guess it doens’t matter really, since there is no one to enforce it anyway. I’ll take my chances on a ticket.
…also I see they took the time to put a homing pigeon provision in the ordinance. So, this is what council is working on instead of dealing with the budget crisis?
@ thepiece, this is what Priscilla Tyson does with her time. Don’t know about the others. What a joke of a coucilwoman, not just for this – but also for that nonsense she picked up when her chosen candidates weren’t chosen as council replacements.
she’s up for re-election in November. I don’t foresee it going well.
Maybe we can get a council member that was elected rather than appointed! And reconsider rid of those completely stupid “unofficial” racial quotas that council likes to propegate with its appointments.
Coremodels says: Regardless, troops are being mobilized. Hope the sponsors of this are ready for a war.
I heard that there’s already a Facebook group. ;)
Doesn’t anyone watch the Dog Whisperer? Dogs that don’t get exercise are far more prone to violence and aggression.
The most recent dog attack, the one getting coverage in the Dispatch with the two alleged wolf-hybrid dogs, was from a fenced yard, from what was reported in the Dispatch.
Cyclists are being threatened, injured, and killed by idiotic people who shouldn’t be driving around this city yet a dog jumping on your leg and stepping in poo is a more pressing matter. Guess it’s up to us to do something.
BTW, maybe Tyson should remember her own words:
“Councilwoman Priscilla R. Tyson, who chairs council’s recreation and parks committee, said a law requiring dog owners to keep their pets on leashes is likely when dog parks have been established on all sides of town.”
I don’t think a park at Livingston & Noe Bixby, a park within a park at Three Creek,on the OTHER SIDE of 270 in Groveport…and the park within a park at Wheeler, really qualify.
http://blog.dispatch.com/dailybriefing/2008/06/city_council_revives_leashlaw_1.shtml
The one off of Livingston looks like the best bet. It’s just a fifteen minute drive away, or everyone can get crammed into the one on Spring Downtown. I don’t see that placating anyone.
Where are the priorities at here? I’m tired of random gunshots in city neighborhoods, people stealing shit from backyards, cars being ransacked, neighbors playing boom boom music, arsons and the police who act like people are pestering them. Why can’t the city board up the house 2 streets over that has been torched 8 times now? Little kids play in that house. I walked through it yesterday, it should be torn down before someone dies. The hell with dog poop!
IMO this is as ridiculous as the notion of policing bathrooms to catch urine drinkers. Aka creating a new set of laws to prosecute a single individual.
Documentation….sure 2 off leash dogs in Iuka on Friday attack, maul, and bloody a golden retreiver and a rat terrier, when 911 was called the response was that the police don’t take dog complaints…..
Go to Goodale on anyday and walk the gauntlet of dogs and dogowners blocking the sidewalks. It has gotten so bad that many folks now avoid walking into the park because of the rudeness of the dog owners. I witness daily people who allow their dogs to run in the flowerbeds, refuse to pay attention to their dogs behavior, bowel movements. As far as I am concerned the dog walkers are takers who have given nothing to improve the park.
Core your threat to defeat elected officials has as much impact as the threats the pro-smoking lobby made when the smoking ban was passed…btw who was the last council member not re-elected?
Face it, this is simple progressive legislation, most cities have leash laws. If the dog walkers are offended they have no one to blame but themselves.
@lazyfish – before a leash law is debated, there should be data to debate. The police should start tracking these issues. I’m not going to support a law based on hearsay. I’m not doubting that this happened – I’m just appaled that Priscilla Tyson doesn’t have any data to work from on this issue.
maybe you should read some of the available data yourself…..the health department tracks dog bites and the # 1 complaint to Rec and Parks is off leash and threatening dogs, don’t try and hide behind your own ignorance of the true impact of the issue.
Since Goodale Park was brought up: why does everyone with a dog stand in that one same area? I hate going through there when I’ve got food from North Market with me,, walking through such a dense area of unleashed dogs. Not to mention there is no grass there and the whole thing just looks like crap. Does the park encourage dog owners to all stand in that little area? I would think it would be better to spread them out.
As far as these laws.. My family has had multiple cats mauled and killed by loose dogs. I would fully support any laws requiring people to keep their dogs under control. I’m not sure I understand the backlash against this proposal. If you have a dog, how hard is it to put a leash on it when you take it for a walk? I have never seen so many people with loose dogs in a populated area before I moved to Columbus.
Friends of Goodale Park, Rec and Parks and DogPaw (dogs of goodale park are welcome) all encourage the dog walkers to NOT stand in the middle of the walkways, they have been asked to comply with this very simple request repeatedly….they fact that they don’t, speaks volumes to their poor upbringing, rude disregard for others, and generally narcisisstic self absorption.
The fact is, the “threatening dog” reports are usually “a dog barked at me”, I’ve seen them. They also tend to be multiple reports from the same person over and over. The dog bites are NOT at parks by and large, a tiny percentage is. Most are in private yards, many on leashes.
BTW, if you’re worried about clear walkways, the very last thing you should want is everyone to have their dogs on a leash. Where exactly do you think they, their dogs, and the length of rope stretched between the two will be?
“why does everyone with a dog stand in that one same area? I hate going through there when I’ve got food from North Market with me,, walking through such a dense area of unleashed dogs.”
So wait…let me get this straight. All the unleashed dogs are concentrated in a single, tight area in a giant park…and your complaint is that you HAVE to go through it?!?
wow…yep, those dog owners are sure narcissistic.