tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post4124321633793241090..comments2024-03-28T18:10:03.580-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Nazareth Follows Bethlehem With Dog Park: Is Allentown Next?Bernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-3797741376683689632009-03-16T13:18:00.000-04:002009-03-16T13:18:00.000-04:00Have you heard any updates on an Allentown Dog Par...Have you heard any updates on an Allentown Dog Park??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-70603628880625088502008-08-15T13:04:00.000-04:002008-08-15T13:04:00.000-04:00Dog parks are wonderful! Consider yourself very lu...Dog parks are wonderful! Consider yourself very lucky, Nazareth. Dog parks, for one reason or another, bring people angst. Obviously, they're not dog owners! My wife and I are residents of Bethlehem and have been going to the dog park since its inception. Though I strongly feel this way, I do find some of the people bringing dogs there to be a problem. On numerous occasions, I've had negative interactions with people. More than a rare occurrence...believe me. I'm a laid back dog owner who realizes that our dogs are dogs...not children. There are dog owners who refuse to let their dogs be dogs. Dogs like to play like dogs. They don't sit down on the ground and play board games. They don't organize and the clearly hate puzzles. They're animals who like to run, play, wrestle, and have dog fun. I've witnessed "touchy" owners freak out when dogs wrestle and growl with one another. These owners seek out the other owners and usually speak (from their very high and mighty platform I might add) rudely and offensively at people. My point...dogs are dogs. They're not people! Let them play!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-20346986497453819392008-08-06T09:26:00.000-04:002008-08-06T09:26:00.000-04:00"Bill Villa ... do you need to reference the Morni..."Bill Villa ... do you need to reference the Morning Call in every post?"<BR/><BR/>Not every post, but Bernie's dog/puppy post just reminded me of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Award won by Morning Call Investigations Editor Tim Darragh recently for his series of exposé articles on Puppy Mills in Pennsylvania. It was Top-Notch, Award-Winning Investigative Journalism. And I'm really glad TMC retained Tim Darragh because he's Top-Notch. It was Tim Darragh who told me the questions I'm raising about a suspiciously resolved DUI Homicide case in September 2007 (where the criminal defendant's grandfather and DA Jim Martin are longtime pals) were "excellent questions that deserve to be answered." Bernie's dog post just made me think of Tim Darragh ...Bill Villahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11740332426144806998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-41957429470432327502008-08-06T08:46:00.000-04:002008-08-06T08:46:00.000-04:00BernieLet's see. Do we spend public funds on dog p...Bernie<BR/>Let's see. Do we spend public funds on dog parks and half pipes or clearing snow from the streets, fixing the streets and making sure we have good tires and brakes on emergency equipment.Chris Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141116246755465629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-62031737411679909242008-08-05T17:24:00.000-04:002008-08-05T17:24:00.000-04:00I'll have more about those cheap Nazareth bastards...I'll have more about those cheap Nazareth bastards tomorrow or Thursday. They just sent Taggart Associates packing. Thge Taggarts thought they were going to make an easy $30k for "grant writing."Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-10868878204204260442008-08-05T16:00:00.000-04:002008-08-05T16:00:00.000-04:00"Nazareth people are cheap and would never agree t..."Nazareth people are cheap and would never agree to use tax money to fund a dog park."<BR/><BR/>Bullseye! And to hell with those rotten Nazareth bastards who figured a way to do it without rifling taxpayers pockets. I wish we had creative, get-the-job-done, bastards like these running the county. Cheapskates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-49351194645763850892008-08-05T11:48:00.000-04:002008-08-05T11:48:00.000-04:00I do not think the dog park was an issue in Bethle...I do not think the dog park was an issue in Bethlehem. I am not even sure if it came before council. I think the Administration just did it with the parks and recreation dept. Maybe they used some golf course money.<BR/><BR/>Bill Villa- we get it, you do not like the Morning Call, but do you need to reference the Morning Call in every post?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-71161122390930021772008-08-05T10:49:00.000-04:002008-08-05T10:49:00.000-04:00The topic is not the MC, but dog parks, which are ...The topic is not the MC, but dog parks, which are actually quite controversial. The unanimous vote in Nazareth follows a lot of acrimony and an initial defeat. In Allentown, it seems to be very controversial as well. If it were such a "crowd pleaser," I'd expect to see more than one in the LV.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-55110814465938904792008-08-05T10:38:00.000-04:002008-08-05T10:38:00.000-04:00Dogs, or even better, puppies, are always a crowd ...Dogs, or even better, puppies, are always a crowd pleaser. Especially when things are slow. The Morning Call covers dogs and puppies quite a bit too ...Bill Villahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11740332426144806998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-35443632005242642032008-08-05T10:08:00.000-04:002008-08-05T10:08:00.000-04:00Dog parks are fantastic places to meet women.Huh? ...<EM>Dog parks are fantastic places to meet women.</EM><BR/><BR/>Huh? Guess I'm getting old.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-26545260899330183152008-08-05T10:07:00.000-04:002008-08-05T10:07:00.000-04:00Anon 9:06,Jon Hammer called me. Although only supe...Anon 9:06,<BR/><BR/>Jon Hammer called me. Although only supervisors decide policy, a dog park is cerainly a possibility in Bethlehem Tp. I'll post a blog about what he told me tomorrow.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-82990296486294966022008-08-05T09:52:00.000-04:002008-08-05T09:52:00.000-04:00Dog parks are fantastic places to meet women.Dog parks are fantastic places to meet women.Sebrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052331226436022735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-54781742561424766712008-08-05T09:21:00.000-04:002008-08-05T09:21:00.000-04:00I called Bethlehem Tp Manager Jon Hammer. The sec'...I called Bethlehem Tp Manager Jon Hammer. The sec'y tried to steer me to zoning, but I think he is the person who should answer your question. I got a recording and left a message. When he responds, I'll publish what he tells me.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-5708597138414351162008-08-05T09:06:00.000-04:002008-08-05T09:06:00.000-04:00I'd love to see Bethlehem Township do this. Is it...I'd love to see Bethlehem Township do this. Is it possible they have no funds from impact fees available? Otherwise they wouldn't want to raise taxes to pay for new soccer field, I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com