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Residents urge fob-only access for Vickers dog park; city cites legal, staffing and funding barriers

5906857 · October 6, 2025
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Speakers asked the CRA to expand and secure the dog park with fob access and an annual registration tied to vaccination records. City staff and committee members said CRA TIF funds cannot pay maintenance, the city commission has declined fobing public parks, and implementing fobs would require new staffing and produce public records burdens.

Several residents and a neighborhood association representative asked the steering committee to consider expanding and securing the Vickers dog park, proposing fob-only access tied to vaccination records and an annual registration fee to fund maintenance.

Pat DeBose, speaking for the Old City South Neighborhood Association and Lincolnville residents, urged the committee to “give some sincere consideration for expanding the dog park, potentially making it a fob only…

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