Ringgold Mayor Nick Millwood is continuing to pursue a dog park for the city of Ringgold, but Councilwoman Sara Clark is still unsure if the benefits outweigh the cost.
Previously, Millwood made a motion to turn an old ball park into a dog park, he said, but it has not happened yet.
“If the Council sees fit to do it, I would like to find a place to have a dog park,” he said. “I campaigned and knocked on a lot of doors – many dogs barked each time. I would like to see a dog park for residents to utilize. Having a dog park in the city would be a really great cost to benefit ratio as far as quality of life. A lot of people leave our community to go to dog parks. I think this would be a very low cost to do that.”
Clark said she does think the dog park would be a nice addition to the community, but she believes it would involve more than just putting up a fence.
“Someone has to care for the property,” said Clark. “If those same dog lovers don’t know where their dog poop is, then they don’t pick up anybody’s. That can be a nuisance and an issue. There’s a few more issues to iron out other than the fence. There’s responsibility for the city.”