COUNCIL RESPONSIBILITY (continuation of August 1, 2013, email below)‏

On September 10, when Council converses with staff about issues specific to the proposed site at 284 Beaverdam Road, I request that you include these items:

1.   Whether or not Council will require a detailed environmental assessment of this location on Beaverdam Creek, before spending more city money.  Such was specifically recommended in the Preliminary Environmental Assessment and Report mentioned in my August 1^st email to Council. [Copy available on line at: http://rasheville.blogspot.com/2013/08/preliminary-environmental-assessment.html  ]

2.   My Seven Questions, stated publicly and received in written form by Mr. Pelly at the public meeting, July 18, 2013. [Available on line at: http://rasheville.blogspot.com/2013/09/seven-questions-about-dog-park.html ]

3.   Who will bear the cost of the proposed sidewalk/path construction and maintenance if the property becomes a dog park?  Who pays if it does not become a dog park? [Sidewalk/Path questions on proposed Beaverdam dog park site sent 8/22 to Shannon Tuch [Available on line athttp://rasheville.blogspot.com/2013/09/sidewalkpath-questions-on-proposed.html ]

4.   At the May 14 City Council meeting, Mr. Pelly said construction and future maintenance costs would be borne by a private group, not the City.  At the June 10 Friends of the North Asheville Dog Park meeting, Debra Ivester said the City "might pitch in" to pay for routine maintenance items including mowing, trash pickup, doggie bags, etc.  Mr. Pelly then added that the City could do more when and if the City has more funds.  What expenses will the City bear?  What will be required of the Friends or successor group?

5.   The Trust for Public Land has an article, Creating Dog Parks - Without Rancorhttp://cloud.tpl.org/pubs/ccpe_Dog_Park_Report.pdf  Please consider especially paragraph 8 on site selection. I believe this site on Beaverdam Creek fails 5 of the 7 listed criteriahttp://rasheville.blogspot.com/2013/08/friends-for-north-asheville-dog-park-is.html

6.   What are present efforts and future plans of FNADP to find and then to propose a more suitable location.

7.   What is the involvement of City with downstream neighbors, who would be affected, if a Dog Park were to be built at 284 Beaverdam Road:

§  Country Club of Asheville

§  All 485 LakeView Park homeowners

§  The Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society

§  Other property owners

It is the responsibility of the entire Council to determine what Asheville is to become, or rather, what Asheville is becoming, under your leadership.

All the best…

Tyler