Montclair resident Tony LeQuire-Schott lives on Chester Road, within barking distance of Brookdale Park's new doggy playland - barking and parking are just some of the neighborhood complaints she's trying to resolve with County Exec Joey D...From The Star Ledger:
"I love my animals. This is not about animals," she said. "We cannot handle the noise."So yesterday, after circulating petitions, LeQuire-Schott sat with neighbors in her living room for a face-to-face with Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr.
DiVincenzo agreed to move the fence and push back what is now the run for larger dogs some 50 feet farther away from the houses and erect a buffer of large pine trees to visually shield the park and muffle the barking.
Dogs and their owners will have new rules to follow:
Starting Monday, there are new visiting hours: 8 - 6 (Nov. 1 - March 31) , 8am - 8pm April 1 through Oct. 31. Gates to the fenced-in runs will be locked after hours.
Directional signs to "Dog Park Parking" will be erected on Montclair's Grove Street to steer dog owners toward the park entrance and away from Chester and Mt. Vernon roads, which dead-end at the park and have become magnets for dog owners seeking a close spot nearby
DiVincenzo plans to flip the locations of the small and large dog runs, and enlarge the small-dog's current area run farther into the park, away from the homes.
