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Residents urge council to keep MacArthur Park open to off‑leash dogs, criticize ticketing enforcement
Summary
Multiple speakers during public comment urged La Mesa officials to preserve and expand off‑leash areas at MacArthur Park, criticizing recent ticketing by the Humane Society and proposing use of existing fence lines to enlarge the dog area.
Dozens of residents urged the La Mesa City Council on Nov. 12 to preserve and expand off‑leash access at MacArthur Park, saying the park now functions largely as a dog gathering place and that current enforcement has driven users away.
At the start of the public‑comment period, Martha Berles, speaking for the Friends of MacArthur Dog Park, said the park has been “resoundingly used as an off‑leash dog park” since closure of the golf course and urged officials to allocate more of the park for off‑leash use rather than reconfigure it into additional features. “The proof is in the pudding,” she said, arguing that routine observations and a city master‑plan survey support…
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