Trustees allow dogs at Fire Lane 8 terminus, subject to leash and waste rules

Oct 7, 2026

Board agreed the Lake Winnebago Road terminus is a right-of-way rather than a park and voted unanimously to permit dogs there under existing leash and waste-removal ordinances and to direct staff not to reinstall 'no dog' signs.

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Trustees voted unanimously to allow dogs at the Lake Winnebago Road terminus at Fire Lane 8, while reminding residents that village animal-control leash and waste-removal ordinances remain in force. Village staff said the location is a right-of-way and never formally designated as a park; the village manager suggested residents be free to walk dogs to the lake and that a dog-waste receptacle already exists nearby. Trustee Lancaster moved the motion and Trustee Thiele seconded.

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