Wednesday, March 20, 2013
The Port Washington Common Council on Tuesday night introduced an ordinance to allow dog parks in the district where a private park has been proposed — but the ordinance is also forward-thinking for a public park.
Plans for a private dog park to open in Port Washington are moving along as the council on Tuesday night introduced a conditional use permit the owners need to convert the space for canine use. The conditional use permit bypasses zoning issues because the proposed park at Paulus Printing, 1270 Mineral Springs Dr., is in an industrial district. The permit, however, is also forward thinking — it allows for dog parks to also be launched in agricultural districts as well as public and utility land districts. City Planner Randy Tetzlaff said the addition of these zones is with a public dog park in mind. City officials in January had considered several locations in public and utility land districts in the city to see whether a dog park was …
Saturday, March 2, 2013
The Port Washington Plan Commission on Thursday night recommended approval for a private dog park in the city's industrial park.
Though plans for a private dog park in Port Washington's industrial sector were met with overwhelming support and approval at Thursday night's Plan Commission meeting, the owners have a few hurdles to jump before launching the play space. Ellen and Bob Paulus of Paulus Printing are working to launch "Lucky Dog Park," in the extra space near their business, 1270 Mineral Springs Dr., but the location requires special zoning permits that call for a series of ordinance revisions and a public hearing, according to City Engineer Rob Vanden Noven. Despite the more than month-long timeline that process involves, commission members were excited by the idea. "This has been an item that’s been brought up from time to time over the last several years…
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The Port Washington Plan Commission will discuss the proposal from local business owners Bob and Ellen Paulus for a private dog park on Thursday night.
Having spent nearly 20 years working in greyhound rescue, Port Washington business owner Ellen Paulus is ready for the opportunity to provide responsible yet fun exercise options for area dog owners. "We have a lot of experience with handling large groups of dogs due to (our work in greyhound rescue)," she said. Ellen and her husband, Bob, of Paulus Printing, 1270 Mineral Springs Dr., have long offered what they called "playdates" for other greyhounds to run at their business — sometimes with 20 or 30 dogs. "The biggest thing for me is that I want to provide an area where dogs can exercise and run around, but in a safe environment." Ellen and Bob will present their idea for a private dog park to the Port Washington Plan Commission at its …
Alyssa Fiene
11:10 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
most ppl I know who's dogs are banned from muttland are actually not pitbulls.. most are german shepherds, labs and huskys.. this is not Milwaukee so most pitbulls arounds here are pretty trained and well behaved. I have a pitbull and he gets "beat up" alllllllll the time by other dogs and when their owners see that most don't even care. and if my dog reacts in any way just cause the dog wont … more ›