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To: Re: Off Leash Dog Park Proposal at Havenbrook Park in Henry Farm
Henry Farm Residents
Further to a recent HFCIA newsletter article and the discussions with City Councilor Shelley Carroll at the Henry Farm Annual General Meeting on Tuesday November 5, 2019 in respect to the Off Leash Dog Park Proposal at Havenbrook Park in Henry Farm, the HFCIA executive is aware that there are a significant number of residents in Henry Farm who support as well as oppose this proposal and therefore HFCIA will not take a position on this matter.
The wish of the HFCIA is to provide and an equal opportunity for those in support of the Dog Park and those opposed to the Dog Park to register their position in a petition found on the Henry Farms Web site. Further, we want to inform the residents of the process related to the approval of the off leash park communicated by Councilor Carroll at the Henry Farm AGM.
The primary concern of those who oppose the proposal is the increased traffic and the parking problems that maybe created in the residential streets surrounding Havenbrook Park. Currently, the streets surrounding the park, are at times, jammed with cars parked by Henry Farm residents and outside visitors who travel by car to use the Park and Ravine (throughout the year) and the Baseball field and Tennis Courts in the warmer months. Those opposed feel adding a Dog Park will make the existing parking and traffic problems worse.
Process for consideration of an off leash dog park at Havenbrook Park as communicated at the Henry Farm AGM by Councilor Shelley Carroll is as follows
1. City Staff have identified Havenbrook Park as the only potential site in the Don Valley North Area for a off leash dog park
2. City Staff will decide if Havenbrook Park is an appropriate site.
3. If Havenbrook is approved as an appropriate site for an off leash dog park City Staff will have a public meeting to assess the community support for the off leash dog park
4. The off leash dog park will not be approved if there is significant opposition to the dog park by the community at the public meeting
Residents of Henry Farm can register their petition in support or rejection of the off leash dog park proposal by providing the following information by email to [email protected] and [email protected] or completing the petition on our website www.henryfarm,ca
Off Leash Dog Park at Havenbrook Park - enter (Support) or (Reject) : _______________________
First Name : _________________________
Last Name: ___________________________________
Home Address in Henry Farm: _________________________________________________________
Phone or Email address: ______________________________________________________________
We will keep the residents informed of future developments on this matter.
Thank You
Namby Vithiananthan
President
Henry farm Community Interest Association
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I support the proposal. There are a significant number of Henry Farm residents with dogs. An off-leash park would reduce the number who take their dogs into the schoolyard (against the bylaws).
Off Leash Dog Park at Havenbrook Park we reject! Thanks for making us aware.
Terrible idea. Against.
I do not want the off leash dog park.
Should Havenbrook Park be identified as an appropriate site for a dog park the City Staff should clearly detail in advance of a public meeting what additional services will be provided to ensure that there is no diminishment in the quality of a prized neighbourhood asset. Residents of Henry Park before attending a public meeting should be aware of of how City Staff plan on responding to additional need for garbage collection, parking enforcement and washroom facilities. A fully informed public makes for an efficient, effective and successful community public meeting. The dog park issue if properly presented should make the final decision reasonably acceptable to all parties.
Reject. I have a friend who lives in a closely-knit neighbourhood in Toronto such as ours and has a dog park close by. She says that the dog owners from the immediate area are respectful of the rules but not so much for the many who drive to the area and leave their dog’s mess and create parking havoc on nearby streets. They have had many issues with dog owners who describe their dogs as “frisky” or “energetic”, but are in fact aggressive and don’t interact well with other dogs. In HF we know each other’s dogs, but when non-residents come in, we don’t know their dog-owner habits. I am vehemently opposed to this proposal.
Reject.
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To: Re: Off Leash Dog Park Proposal at Havenbrook Park in Henry Farm
Henry Farm Residents
Further to a recent HFCIA newsletter article and the discussions with City Councilor Shelley Carroll at the Henry Farm Annual General Meeting on Tuesday November 5, 2019 in respect to the Off Leash Dog Park Proposal at Havenbrook Park in Henry Farm, the HFCIA executive is aware that there are a significant number of residents in Henry Farm who support as well as oppose this proposal and therefore HFCIA will not take a position on this matter.
The wish of the HFCIA is to provide and an equal opportunity for those in support of the Dog Park and those opposed to the Dog Park to register their position in a petition found on the Henry Farms Web site. Further, we want to inform the residents of the process related to the approval of the off leash park communicated by Councilor Carroll at the Henry Farm AGM.
The primary concern of those who oppose the proposal is the increased traffic and the parking problems that maybe created in the residential streets surrounding Havenbrook Park. Currently, the streets surrounding the park, are at times, jammed with cars parked by Henry Farm residents and outside visitors who travel by car to use the Park and Ravine (throughout the year) and the Baseball field and Tennis Courts in the warmer months. Those opposed feel adding a Dog Park will make the existing parking and traffic problems worse.
Process for consideration of an off leash dog park at Havenbrook Park as communicated at the Henry Farm AGM by Councilor Shelley Carroll is as follows
1. City Staff have identified Havenbrook Park as the only potential site in the Don Valley North Area for a off leash dog park
2. City Staff will decide if Havenbrook Park is an appropriate site.
3. If Havenbrook is approved as an appropriate site for an off leash dog park City Staff will have a public meeting to assess the community support for the off leash dog park
4. The off leash dog park will not be approved if there is significant opposition to the dog park by the community at the public meeting
Residents of Henry Farm can register their petition in support or rejection of the off leash dog park proposal by providing the following information by email to [email protected] and [email protected] or completing the petition on our website www.henryfarm,ca
Off Leash Dog Park at Havenbrook Park - enter (Support) or (Reject) : _______________________
First Name : _________________________
Last Name: ___________________________________
Home Address in Henry Farm: _________________________________________________________
Phone or Email address: ______________________________________________________________
We will keep the residents informed of future developments on this matter.
Thank You
Namby Vithiananthan
President
Henry farm Community Interest Association
16 Comments
I too am against this proposal. Adding more traffic to an otherwise cluttered street (baseball, tennis, tobogganing) is not what we need. They will fill neighboring streets like mine, parking their cars where my kids and other kids play daily - yes they are outside playing during all seasons! We already have to deal with people speeding down our streets so adding more cars into our neighbourhood makes it more unsafe. Use the funds to improve parks for children (updated equipment like other areas have, splash pads) and make our community more appealing for families to live, not just come to let their dog run. Add speed bumps to reduce people clipping down streets where people walk, kids play or ride bikes.
I support the proposal. There are a significant number of Henry Farm residents with dogs. An off-leash park would reduce the number who take their dogs into the schoolyard (against the bylaws).
Off Leash Dog Park at Havenbrook Park we reject! Thanks for making us aware.
Terrible idea. Against.
I do not want the off leash dog park.
Should Havenbrook Park be identified as an appropriate site for a dog park the City Staff should clearly detail in advance of a public meeting what additional services will be provided to ensure that there is no diminishment in the quality of a prized neighbourhood asset. Residents of Henry Park before attending a public meeting should be aware of of how City Staff plan on responding to additional need for garbage collection, parking enforcement and washroom facilities. A fully informed public makes for an efficient, effective and successful community public meeting. The dog park issue if properly presented should make the final decision reasonably acceptable to all parties.
Reject. I have a friend who lives in a closely-knit neighbourhood in Toronto such as ours and has a dog park close by. She says that the dog owners from the immediate area are respectful of the rules but not so much for the many who drive to the area and leave their dog’s mess and create parking havoc on nearby streets. They have had many issues with dog owners who describe their dogs as “frisky” or “energetic”, but are in fact aggressive and don’t interact well with other dogs. In HF we know each other’s dogs, but when non-residents come in, we don’t know their dog-owner habits. I am vehemently opposed to this proposal.
Reject.
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I too am against this proposal. Adding more traffic to an otherwise cluttered street (baseball, tennis, tobogganing) is not what we need. They will fill neighboring streets like mine, parking their cars where my kids and other kids play daily - yes they are outside playing during all seasons! We already have to deal with people speeding down our streets so adding more cars into our neighbourhood makes it more unsafe. Use the funds to improve parks for children (updated equipment like other areas have, splash pads) and make our community more appealing for families to live, not just come to let their dog run. Add speed bumps to reduce people clipping down streets where people walk, kids play or ride bikes.