*Memorial Day Weekend *BASH* @ Findlay, OHIO Bark Park ~ *SUNDAY* MAY 27, 2007 ~

[cyber-sibes]

Did they "announce" this lack of Pooh Baggies on the Bulletin Board ...Or, worse yet, did they *remove* the dispenser? Wonder when they'll put a coin slot on the trash can?

I kind of remember there being a note about this on the 2007 dog park "renew now" letter. Makes me wonder what they're doing with the funds. I asked mr. Ranger, he said that what the parks dept. spent on bags last year exceeded the total dogpark fees....yeah. I suspect what they did is to count the doggie bags at ALL the parks in the county and lump them together into the Dogpark funds. That, I might believe. The waste receptacle is still there, no "insert quarter here" on that yet, Phred!

[Cinder & Smoke]

I asked Mr. Ranger, he said that what the parks dept. spent on bags last year
exceeded the total dogpark fees ... yeah.

I suspect what they did is to count the doggie bags at ALL the parks in the county
and lump them together into the Dogpark funds.
That, I might believe.

And after ALL That *B-------* they've done over the years about folks
not "pickin up after Fido" ...

"Cheap" poop baggies cost about $0.03 EACH (that's 3 CENTS each).

Hard to believe more than 200 are used each week (on average) ...
200 bags/ week X 52 weeks = 10,400 Baggies per year X $0.03/bag = $ 312.00 per year, plus shipping.

$312.00 = 31.2 Memberships at $10.00 per ...
Heck, Pet Talker Memberships have half the baggie cost covered!

And has anyone from the District tried to hit up PetSmart, WalMart, Lowes,
Home Depot, etc - to sponsor the Poop Bags? ~~~ I suspect not.

Let's hope someone thinks this through and comes up with a workable solution.

/s/ Poopingly yours ... Phred

[mugsy]

Our dog park doesn't provide anything, but, people just bring the plasic bags they get from the grocery store...why can't they just take donations for those! OY, stupid people. I hate government, at what ever level.