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Commissioners and residents press for leash reminders, signs after off-leash and coyote reports
Summary
Committee members raised recurring problems with off-leash dogs, pet waste, and recent coyote sightings; staff proposed installing signage and outreach reminders and suggested listing alternative dog parks.
A committee member pressed the commission to address repeated off-leash dogs and owners not picking up pet waste, proposing that student park workers carry reminder cards. The committee member said these are repeat offenders and a safety concern for leashed dogs and children. “Would it be possible to have them have little warning things to walk over to these people and say, hey...this is not an off leash park?” the committee member asked.
Staff agreed to discuss nonenforcement outreach and noted many signs had been removed in the past year, so reinstalling visible reminders could help. Committee members also recommended posting coyote advisory signage after multiple sightings and reminding people to leash pets. The exchange emphasized a mix of low-cost signage, neighborly reminders and a continuing need to monitor theft and off-leash behavior in park spaces.
