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Dog park in Cedar Hills' future? May 19, 2018, 11:37 amResident Catherine Frantz, who has two dogs, told the council she thought the Timpanogos Cove Park was an ideal setting for a dog park and asked the council to consider making it a dog park for certain hours of the day. City Manager Chandler Goodwin told the council some issues would need to be addressed to make the park work for that use. When dog parks are created they can become a destination park, he said. This would not be ideal because they did not have sufficient parking Timpanogos Cove Park, he said. Off-leash dogs could be a liability issue but an area in the park could possibly be fenced off to accommodate a dog park, he said. This area would be ideal to install a water fountain and other amenities, Chandler said. Councilmember Ben Ellsworth said he was in favor of a fenced area and having dogs on a leash for certain hours, while Councilmember Brian Miller expressed concerns about safety and sanitation. Councilmember Denise Andersen said the park in Timpanogos Cove Park could be an experiment to see how well it would work out. Councilmember Mike Geddes told the council about a dog park in Arizona that he considered exceptional. He would like to see something similar and proposed allowing one on a temporary basis. At the meeting, possibilities the council discussed included issuing passes to Cedar Hills residents only to cut down on parking issues, having signs with park rules clearly posted and requiring dog owners to dispose of pet waste at home. Chandler will provide more information regarding standards, rules and expenditures for development of a dog park to the council at a future date. The community news source for Eagle Mountain Utah, Saratoga Springs Utah, Lehi Utah, American Fork Utah, Highland Utah, Alpine Utah, and The Cedar Valley, including Cedar Fort Utah and Fairfield Utah. Copyright 2024 The Crossroads Journal LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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