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Dobbs Ferry amends park rules: clarifies picnic language, bans ground-penetrating stakes villagewide
Summary
The Village Board adopted amendments to Chapter 230 (parks) to codify park permit procedures, confirm dogs on leash are allowed villagewide, remove ambiguous picnic wording and add a prohibition on stakes or ground penetration to protect subsurface utilities and brownfield caps.
The Village Board opened a public hearing on proposed revisions to Chapter 230 of the Dobbs Ferry Code and adopted the amendments after public comment and minor edits.
Staff said the changes primarily codify rules that previously appeared only on signs and clarify the permit process for park uses. Laura Lee (village counsel) and other staff told the…
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