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POR 2023-171

Asked the City Manager to work with all relevant departments to change the hours of off leash usage at Joan Lorentz Park to 6:00 to 8:00 am to allow usage prior to typical work hours

How it started
Oct 2, 2023 · Proposed by Councillors McGovern, Simmons, Nolan, and Toner: a formal request from the Council to the administration.
What happened
Oct 2, 2023 · Amendment carried Moved by Councillor Marc McGovern; carried 9–0.
POR 2023 #171 by substitution
The clerk's words, from the minutes of Oct 2, 2023, p. 20.
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Voted yes (9)

  • Burhan Azeem
  • Dennis Carlone
  • Alanna Mallon
  • Marc McGovern
  • Patty Nolan
  • E. Denise Simmons
  • Paul F. Toner
  • Quinton Zondervan
  • Sumbul Siddiqui
Oct 2, 2023 · ✅ Order adopted as amended. The Council's request went to the City Manager. (unanimous)
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Voted yes (9), unanimous

  • Burhan Azeem
  • Dennis Carlone
  • Alanna Mallon
  • Marc McGovern
  • Patty Nolan
  • E. Denise Simmons
  • Paul F. Toner
  • Quinton Zondervan
  • Sumbul Siddiqui
Roll call of Oct 2, 2023 · from the council’s minutes · photos: City of Cambridge
What’s next
⌛ No response on the docket: nothing has been filed back under this request's number. Answers sometimes arrive as other items; this ledger tracks only this one.
The document Agenda item attachment · 1 page
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O-6

Joan Lorentz Park is a dedicated shared off leash area for dogs from 8:00 am to 10:00 am; and

This park is used by many dog owners, who have formed a tight-knit community, including not only dog owners, but others in the community who enjoy being around dogs and meeting up with their neighbors; and

Many of those who use this park for off leash dog hours work during the day; now therefore be it

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with all relevant Departments to change the hours for off leash usage to 6:00 to 8:00 am to allow usage prior to typical work hours; and be it further

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with all relevant Departments to add evening hours for off leash dog usage from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, in the section of the park closest to the high school and near the playground, which is currently the space designated for off leash use.

🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Oct 2, 2023