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Golden Grove Dog Park Falling Apart!
 

Local resident dog owners are frustrated with Tea Tree Gully Council's apparent disregard for maintaining the Golden Grove Dog Park, says Brett Westlake, SA Master Franchisee of Aussie Pooch Mobile.

``Over the last 10 years I have lost count of the number of complaints made to me about the condition of the Dog Park. Regular users are absolutely frustrated with the apparent lack of concern the council has shown regarding their complaints. Fair and reasonable maintenance has been replaced with serious neglect."

``The general consensus is that the basic design of the Park is good. It is great to have a generous, fully fenced area available to use. But every asset requires ongoing care to ensure it remains suitable for its intended use.

Currently the area suffers from partial flooding during rain periods, rendering it dangerous and basically unusable. No adequate pathway means walking in muddy puddles has resulted in people slipping and falling over. Dogs come out filthy and muddy. In summer time the complete lack of any grass means that the Dogs are filthy by the time they have played with their friends.

I conducted a recent inspection of the Dog Park to
confirm my latest complaint and was dumb founded to find the extent of the degradation had reached new lows. Soil has been allowed to erode over a long time from covering sharp edged steel plates on top of the ``Pipe Features". The exposure of these plates is a real danger to all dogs. Nobody would like to see their dog's toes or pads severed by these!

Nobody wants to see the Dog Park closed but it is fair and reasonable for the Dog Owners in Golden Grove to expect this Community asset to be properly maintained and upgraded by the Tea Tree Gully Council. Everyone is asking what do we get for our dog registrations and fines? Where are the funds going and why won't the council listen to us and take our complaints seriously.

It's time to take action and Brett Westlake, Aussie Pooch Mobile Master Franchisee, is leading the way by providing all Dog Owners the opportunity to register their comments, experiences and suggestions for improvements.

We hope to provide an e-petition to this page shortly so that everyone can ensure the council will hear our collective BARK.

Below are some comments & suggestions for improvements, thank you for your input.

``It's great to establish an area, but maintenance and improvement are an on going responsibility. I walk my dogs with leads all over Surrey Downs, Golden Grove and Wynn Vale, a big problem is the number of people whom exercise their dogs off lead in parks and school yards. Is this because of poor facilities available? No fence around Redwood Park dog trail and the swamp/dustbowl at Golden Grove. I do wish more people would pick up their pooches poop. Cheers"

``Every day upkeep would be a start. An improvement in winter would be the filling in of holes that have grown quite large over the years (especially near one of the jumps) and fill with water during winter. Drainage down one side and some soil added to ensure proper drainage and reduce the lake that appears after even the smallest amount of rain. The long time request for some sort of lighting even down one side would be great for that time of year when it gets dark early. With the introduction of water restrictions I know it is hard but some sort of grass cover would be terrific. A good example of this would be the dog park at Jenkins reserve, it has great grass coverage. My dogs love the park but it has gone down hill over the years."

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