Whittlesford Parish Council have decided not to go ahead with a move to ban all dogs from the green space at Maynards. The original proposal, to erect signs banning all dogs from an area owned and maintained by the parish followed calls for action from local residents. People living in the Maynards area, disgusted at having their parkland covered in dog poo, brought the problem to the parish council meeting in March. Complaints included that the grass could not be cut by the contractor because of the problem, and children were having to be cleaned up having stepped in one of Fido's little presents. The local children made their own signs asking dog-walkers to be more considerate.
(This issue came up last year at pretty much the same time (see April 16 2009 post) and I looked into the options then, including the legal position.)
The parish council was poised to take a tough line, with notices ready to go up banning the exercising of dogs on that open space. But dog-owners who came to this Tuesday's meeting say they now have the problem under control and are using peer-pressure to make sure everyone cleans up.
The parish council's final decision, which I helped formulate, was that for the moment the signs go into storage, but if the situation deteriorates, then they go up on the green space. It is a drink in the last chance saloon for these particular pooches.
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