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Sanborn State Forest in Gilmanton and were once again refused. “I never take ‘no’ for an
answer,” Lisa Clutter was quoted after another in a long line of rejections for her dream. Today, it seems that Li-
sa’s dream as well as the dream of others who have become involved in the
THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, September 16, 2010
cause of the group, now known as “Happy Tails Dog Park of The Lakes Region,” may soon become a reality as a parcel of pri- vate land on Rte 106 in Belmont has been offered as the spot for the dog park. They will go before the Belmont selectman once again on September 22nd
to apply for a special exception approval on land
use. If all goes well, Bel- mont will have a dog park that will be unique in this area of the state. “I’d like to see this be a
functional park that every other park in the state aspires to be,” said Lisa. “What we are trying to do is build a park for people first and foremost. People who are looking for a safe place to take their dogs to
run and play off- leash.” The next step upon ac-
quiring the property under a monthly lease will be acquiring enough funds to get started. There are necessary
costs such as insurance and the cost of services such as port-a-potties and pooper-scoopers. One of the major expenses would be a security system and a swipe card entry. “We will need about five-
thousand dollars to get started,” said Lisa. The land in question
is undeveloped and will need a lot of work includ- ing clearing and leveling until it would be suitable as a dog park. The Happy Tail group is hoping to be able, once the land has been approved for use, to recruit more members and volunteers to help with the work that will need to be done. “Realistically, ,it will take
about a year from approval until the park would be open for use,” said Lisa. Even though most of
the support for the park comes from dog owners in Belmont, Laconia and Gil- ford, the park would be of use to anyone and every- one throughout the state. A registration form will be filled out and certain rules and regulations would be put into effect and en- forced in order to keep the
park a safe zone for all dogs and their owners. “There are other dog
parks in other parts of the state,” says Lisa. “They are more than just a place to exercise your dogs, they are also community build- ers. How often in the world today do you not even know your own neigh- bor?” The dog park would be
three-seasonal and there would be no mandatory fee to use it. The park will be privately funded and donations will gladly be accepted. The Happy Tails Dog
Park of The Lakes Region is always looking for new member and volunteers as well. “There are many areas
of volunteering we need help with,” said Lisa. “Ev- erything from helping to clear the land to stuffing envelopes and everything in between.” The Happy Tails group
will also be holding fund- raising events to help raise that initial five-thousand dollars. On Saturday, Sep- tember 18th
, a pet CPR
and first-aid class fund- raiser will be held at the Opechee in Lakeport. The event goes from 9am-4pm. The cost of the CPR class in $65 and a dental care for pets class will cost $20. Happy Tails was also at See PARK on 12
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