ID FirstName LastName SignDate Comments 100 Jeffrey Veltman 2/6/2001 12:22:24 PM If we had a dog park then we could spend $250 on dog food instead of off- leash fines. 101 Blythe Veltman 2/6/2001 12:40:47 PM Please share the parks with the canines - they are family too. 112 Richard Lowe 2/26/2001 12:05:12 AM Great Idea! 8^Þ 117 Julie Lowe 2/26/2001 12:33:02 AM . 140 antonio carey 4/26/2001 4:16:02 PM . 141 Karen Dixon 4/26/2001 4:16:23 PM . 142 Nicholas Massiello 4/26/2001 4:36:07 PM Developing a dog park in the Printer's Row/South Loop area is fast becoming a quality of life issue. There currently exist two park areas which could convert to dog friendly parks with merely the addition to the appropriate fencing. These two areas, if converted, could become the vehicle for delivering the physical plant required to turn an area from a collection of homes into a neighborhood! 143 Brian Lipps 4/26/2001 4:40:29 PM . 144 Yoonah Kim 4/26/2001 4:42:31 PM Awesome idea. Great website. Power to the South Loop Dogs!!! 145 Linda Schilling 4/26/2001 5:20:31 PM . 146 Ron Cleveland 4/26/2001 5:52:24 PM . 147 Gail Merritt 4/26/2001 6:07:01 PM THANKS FOR DOING THIS BLYTHE & JEFF! THE WHOLE SITE LOOKS GREAT 148 ANN PISTONE 4/26/2001 7:40:03 PM . 149 Phawn Nilsson 4/26/2001 9:27:59 PM I couldn't agree more with the need of a dog park in South Loop area. 150 Daniel James 4/26/2001 9:33:42 PM This is a BIG DOG NEIGHBORHOOD! Dogs bring safety and security to the area. Dogs are excellent companions for young and old. Our dog, Fabi, has helped us to meet many good people in the South Loop. We are in desperate need of more area to let the canines run and romp. 151 Missy Huffman 4/26/2001 9:34:35 PM . 152 Bradley Huffman 4/26/2001 9:36:51 PM I truly believe that the number of dogs in the neighborhood warrants a new dog park large enough to accomodate their needs. 153 Stephen Pate 4/27/2001 1:31:03 AM . 154 Michael Quintos 4/27/2001 8:12:42 AM Having two dogs is more than a way of life for us. The neighborhood is safer and more friendly with all the dogs and owners that dutifuly walk them. A dog park would benefit the south loop, dog owners and those without them as well. 155 Shaunagh O'Connor 4/27/2001 1:01:03 PM . 156 Erik Mishler 4/27/2001 1:01:42 PM . 157 Jane Lee 4/27/2001 3:08:00 PM . 158 Carol Dorsey 4/27/2001 5:43:07 PM There are some great parking lots that would make wonderful little parks all or part of them being for the dogs. Our furry friends need a place to run off the leash. Please help us out. Thanking you in advance. Carol Dorsey 159 Heidi Rocke 4/27/2001 8:47:49 PM . 160 Christopher Rocke 4/27/2001 9:04:38 PM . 161 Robert Merchasin 4/27/2001 9:38:14 PM Failure to provide adequate exercise areas for dogs leads to frustrated dogs more likely to express anti-social or aggressive behavior 162 Carol Merchasin 4/27/2001 9:39:16 PM . 163 Amanda Millwood 4/29/2001 7:36:38 PM . 164 Randy Millwood 4/29/2001 7:43:23 PM . 165 Wayne Fron 4/30/2001 3:14:26 PM The City of Chicago is constantly ticketing individuals for parking violations of their automobiles why can't the City have traveling plain clothes policemen patroling the area parks ticketing negligient dog owners who leave their pet's droppings and don't pick them up?? I believe the City could raise enough funds to cover the cost of dog designated park areas just through the assessed fines. I am a responsible dog owner who is sick and tired of the mess careless dog owners leave behind them. Not only do our dogs get sick but also these negligient owners give all of us a bad reputation among the citizens who don't own dogs in the area. 166 Laura Lewandowski 4/30/2001 7:26:47 PM . 167 Greg Datz 4/30/2001 10:10:33 PM . 168 Tina Phillips 5/1/2001 2:45:05 PM . 169 Melissa Nelson 5/1/2001 2:45:16 PM . 170 Darlene Fairchild 5/1/2001 8:40:34 PM . 171 Robert Scarola 5/1/2001 9:15:04 PM A dog run at Roosevelt Park in Dearborn Park would be terrific! 172 Jacqueline VanZant 5/1/2001 9:18:45 PM A fenced dog run would promote better neighborhood relations between dog owners and non-dog owners. 173 Wally Tremel 5/1/2001 10:50:33 PM . 174 Jackie Elster 5/2/2001 10:44:50 AM . 176 Sheryl Breedlove 5/2/2001 11:47:28 AM . 177 Robert Hughes 5/3/2001 7:45:37 PM . 178 Ann-Marie Dorsey 5/5/2001 12:44:03 PM The South Loop is already a great neighborhood and community. Adding a dog park would only make it better! 179 Josh Levitsky 5/9/2001 3:30:24 PM . 180 Scott Dale 5/10/2001 10:17:33 AM . 181 vince wasseluk 5/10/2001 2:10:11 PM . 182 Elaine Szujewski 5/10/2001 3:15:38 PM . 183 Bob Olivar 5/10/2001 9:36:40 PM . 184 Erika Burton 5/12/2001 6:28:50 PM The people who use the parks at Rosevelt and Cottontail are all caring individuals who keep it clean, and make them the safe parks that they are by always being visible in the community. 185 Cindy Johnson 5/13/2001 7:47:06 PM Given the inability of the park system to accomodate the dog population currently, this will only become a increasing problem as the residential area in the South Loop continues to grow. I feel this is a definite need and as pet owner support any/all such efforts. 186 Sharon Dermody 5/13/2001 10:22:46 PM . 187 Adam Deutsch 5/16/2001 9:24:25 PM . 188 Kurt Janavitz 5/16/2001 11:29:45 PM Thanks for leading the charge. It is definitely a needed project. 189 marguerite mitchell 5/17/2001 11:44:44 AM . 190 toni miller 5/17/2001 7:08:22 PM . 191 Pattie Gallwas 5/19/2001 9:40:47 AM Now is the time to address the dog issue in our parks and develop a long term solution to the fact that dogs are a big part of many of our residents lives and I thank you for this excellent website. 192 Rob & Chris Warner 5/24/2001 7:30:21 PM With all of the mixed use development in the South Loop,it seems likely that dedicated dog park space could be included in plans for commercial development that adjoins residential areas. The commercial land use is potentially (good design) more compatible with a dogland use than residential land use (dogfight at best). Within commercial parcel(s) other opportunities to 'double-up' on the functionality of open (green) space exist, including on-site stormwater detention (versus underground sewers), land banking exess commercial parking(for now)and wider easements designed to accomodate dogdom trails separate from the dogless park people tracks. In the interim, possibly temporary dogreen space (all that vacant land...) can be adopted/adapted while permanent dogland use is planned and developed. It's sounds like something a green Mayor could un...leash (I had to do it). We love our beautiful boulevard plantings and the City's parks, especially the front yard - Grant Park. Now, how about a model pooch program? 193 Philip Pistone 5/24/2001 11:18:58 PM Poochies need Green Space too! 194 Cynthia Goldberg 5/26/2001 10:23:56 AM . 195 catie st. john 5/31/2001 6:47:52 PM . 196 Bill Stronks 6/1/2001 5:13:14 PM . 197 Daniel Quinn 6/4/2001 9:27:22 PM . 198 Andrew Osborn 6/10/2001 9:59:16 PM Large dog park with grass is needed in the south loop. Most new residents in the south loop have dogs. The dog park at 15th and Wabash isn't much bigger than a dog crate. 199 laura mulvey 6/12/2001 5:11:27 PM Great job on site. 200 Rich Benjamin 6/12/2001 9:42:29 PM . 201 Shawn Flemming 6/12/2001 9:43:20 PM . 202 Howard Sherman 6/15/2001 5:57:00 PM . 203 GENE JENKE 6/19/2001 11:40:39 PM . 204 CARRIE WALDEN 6/19/2001 11:41:33 PM . 205 john lee 6/28/2001 3:17:49 PM . 206 Jessica Alprin 6/29/2001 12:53:03 PM . 207 robert freiberg 6/29/2001 1:39:46 PM . 208 George Nedwick 6/30/2001 1:33:07 PM . 209 Julia Auburg 6/30/2001 1:34:11 PM . 210 Lynda Young 7/3/2001 10:56:49 AM This has been a request from the community-both dog owners and non dog people for over 10 years, it is way over due. 211 Isabel Chung 7/4/2001 12:33:50 AM Dog-owners in general are kind, considerate, and friendly people. We are very community-minded because we want our dogs to have a great place to live. For these reasons, a community that welcomes dogs will be one that thrives. Having a bigger dog park in the South Loop will certainly help this neighborhood grow safer and stronger! 212 Marion Buckley 7/5/2001 12:48:23 PM The current "dog park" off Wabash is woefully inadequate -- both in size (way too small and narrow) and location (the elevated train overhead renders this site inaccessible to dogs with especially sensitive hearing, like Shepherds, etc.). Simply fencing in a parcel where the dogs can run and play would be easily accomplished and go a long way toward community relations, especially as more and more people (and their dogs) move into this area. 213 doug and gladys brown 7/6/2001 9:30:47 PM . 214 anne knorr 7/7/2001 10:49:57 PM . 215 John Adams 7/8/2001 9:10:55 PM . 216 Debbie Lauraitis 7/10/2001 4:13:46 PM We really need a natural dog park so the people and pets in our neighborhood all have a place to go to relax and enjoy our beautiful city!!! Thanks again South Loop Dogs!! 217 Kurt Heuberger 7/10/2001 5:27:35 PM . 218 Todd Jungenberg 7/14/2001 11:41:19 AM We need more space for our dogs. As it is, the new developments going up by me (20th and Prairie) will demand action be taken. The new Hillary Rodham Clinton Park (corner of 18th and Prairie) doesn't even allow dogs within its borders. I hope this petition is heeded. 219 Irwin Jarett 7/15/2001 7:42:22 PM I fully support the petition. 221 Andrew Boron 7/17/2001 9:23:08 PM . 222 Elizabeth Wax Boron 7/17/2001 9:26:15 PM . 223 Lauren Rhone 7/18/2001 8:23:04 AM Thank you for putting together this site. 224 Janet Rooney 7/18/2001 10:46:33 PM My golden retriever absolutely loves to run after a toy and retrieve it. He is 12 years old and in better condition than most dogs half his age. It is very important to both my dog and I to be able to continue this type of exercise for his health and well being. I always carry dog bags with me and pick up after him. I also pick up after others when I find it. 225 Elizabeth Wax 7/19/2001 4:57:02 PM . 226 Valerie F Cameo 7/20/2001 2:06:43 PM I do not own a dog yet, but am hoping to get one once we get a dog park. I want my dog(s) to have a safe place to play!! 227 Terence Byrne 7/21/2001 1:52:57 PM I have 3 dogs and would love to have a designated area to exercise and play with them. 228 Jim Rice 7/21/2001 2:44:41 PM . 229 Donn Raabe 7/21/2001 2:46:54 PM . 230 Penny Cato 7/21/2001 2:48:40 PM . 231 Virginia Witmer 7/21/2001 2:50:19 PM . 232 Jason Blankinship 7/21/2001 2:57:52 PM . 233 Donald Stone 7/21/2001 3:01:57 PM . 234 Roy Cowdrey 7/21/2001 3:05:04 PM . 235 Stephen Leos 7/21/2001 3:07:02 PM . 236 Walter Dugan 7/21/2001 3:08:01 PM . 237 Patricia Ward 7/21/2001 3:21:53 PM . 238 Kimberly Zimmerman 7/22/2001 10:28:03 PM . 239 Beth Schipke 7/23/2001 5:03:27 PM It would be great to have Roosevelt park as a dog park! It is in a nice, secluded spot, and almost fully enclosed already! It's perfect! 240 Paul Brackey 7/25/2001 4:51:25 PM Give our dogs a place to run! 241 Barb Brackey 7/25/2001 4:52:22 PM . 242 Bernadette Mutia 7/28/2001 5:54:00 PM . 243 Randy Anderson 7/28/2001 11:37:00 PM . 244 hope anderson 7/28/2001 11:37:54 PM . 245 diane almer 7/28/2001 11:58:28 PM love the idea! lets get another place for my dog, helig, to run around with other dogs! 246 Dawn Cooper 7/30/2001 12:22:30 PM . 247 Mark Chesta 7/30/2001 1:14:29 PM . 248 Kelly Chesta 8/2/2001 3:37:36 PM . 249 Melody Dimaano 8/2/2001 3:50:26 PM . 250 Sonja Kruitwagen 8/4/2001 2:36:14 PM We own two dogs, and used to use the Prairie & 15th park. This park has recently been canvased by police for the dogs on leash policy. This unfortunately really limits our dogs' exercise and social interaction. We are currently walking them in the back alley among the garbage bins. We really hope this is a temporary solution. Our dogs are kid friendly, and well behaved. I can understand parents' concern for their children, but I would just like a solution. We will probably have children of our own some day soon, and would appreciate a space where we can play with both our children and our dogs. 251 Randy Raaflaub 8/4/2001 2:50:52 PM While I understand parents' concerns, I'm afraid there are a small but very vocal group who have recently demonstrated their high level of intolerance which, aside from setting a fine example for their children, leaves us with no option than to pursue our own, proper green space for our dogs. At least for now, the south loop area has far more dog owners than parents...our concerns need addressing too. 252 Marie Balice Ward 8/8/2001 9:34:39 PM . 253 Laura Rowsey 8/9/2001 3:35:13 PM I feel a dog park would benefit both dog owners and non-do owners alike. Having a designated place for dogs will allow people who don't like or own dogs to have their own space. I think this is a must!! 254 Larry Wilson 8/9/2001 4:34:49 PM There is a group that I believe to be non profit, Gallery 37. They have taken a portion of Grant Park from 11th and Michigan to 10th and have put up a fence that would be perfect for the dogs in the neighborhood to have somewhere to run. If anyone is interested, I think we should call our alderman, and see what can be dont to keep the fence up for us to use the 9 months a year Gallery 37 won't be using it. I have visited the heinous park at 14th and Wabash, and it is ridiculous that our dogs have only that narrow a space to "run". 255 Linda Prange 8/12/2001 11:18:33 AM . 256 Dean Caruso 8/16/2001 1:03:12 PM . 257 Sergio Lopez 8/16/2001 1:04:16 PM . 258 Joan Schenk 8/16/2001 1:05:48 PM . 259 Elizabeth Neumaier 8/16/2001 1:07:58 PM . 260 Wayne Christiansen 8/16/2001 1:10:31 PM . 261 Brian Bamford 8/16/2001 1:11:07 PM . 262 Sue Aguirre 8/16/2001 1:11:51 PM . 263 Mike McGraw 8/16/2001 1:12:30 PM . 264 Mike Hottrich 8/16/2001 1:14:45 PM . 265 Max Christopher 8/16/2001 1:16:14 PM . 266 Jill Waddel 8/16/2001 1:17:46 PM . 267 Deanna Taddei 8/16/2001 1:18:43 PM . 268 Amy Holt 8/16/2001 1:19:09 PM . 269 Bruce Bever 8/16/2001 1:19:45 PM . 270 Ann Johnson 8/16/2001 1:20:32 PM . 271 Sari Rosenthal 8/16/2001 1:20:56 PM . 272 Dachon Taylor 8/16/2001 1:21:37 PM . 273 Beverly Fields 8/16/2001 1:22:04 PM . 274 Jack Buckhorn 8/16/2001 1:22:41 PM . 275 Luisa DeRoo 8/16/2001 1:23:27 PM . 276 Maria Thomas 8/16/2001 1:25:44 PM . 277 Joan Greene 8/16/2001 1:27:55 PM . 278 Courtney Smith 8/16/2001 1:30:02 PM . 279 David Smith 8/16/2001 1:30:40 PM . 280 Leslie Kilgore 8/16/2001 1:31:41 PM . 281 David Kempes 8/16/2001 1:32:22 PM . 282 Evan Thomas 8/16/2001 1:33:15 PM . 283 Mary Ivory 8/16/2001 1:33:47 PM . 284 Mike Colombatto 8/16/2001 1:34:34 PM . 285 Terese Fron 8/16/2001 1:35:22 PM . 287 Joe Kasiak 8/16/2001 1:37:57 PM . 288 Patrick & Hannah Dillon 8/16/2001 4:51:28 PM This would be a great addition to the neighborhood 289 Susan Weed 8/17/2001 1:00:26 PM . 290 Deirdre McCloskey 8/17/2001 1:01:26 PM . 291 Ruth Kamar 8/17/2001 1:02:02 PM . 292 Irene Dallianis 8/17/2001 1:02:49 PM . 293 Joyce Ebersman 8/17/2001 1:03:39 PM . 294 Judy Rahlf 8/17/2001 1:04:17 PM . 295 Lynn Quintos 8/17/2001 1:04:54 PM . 296 Candice Mattson 8/17/2001 1:05:37 PM . 297 Jo Ann Dollard 8/17/2001 1:06:16 PM . 298 Dominique Rihde 8/17/2001 1:08:15 PM . 299 Chris Shirley 8/17/2001 1:09:37 PM . 300 Sally Thomas 8/17/2001 1:10:12 PM . 301 Renny Mills 8/17/2001 1:10:49 PM . 302 Josh Levitsky 8/17/2001 1:11:24 PM . 303 Rachel Levitsky 8/17/2001 1:11:50 PM . 304 Dan Vaughn 8/17/2001 1:12:21 PM . 305 Susan Olenski 8/17/2001 1:13:09 PM . 306 Charles Ross 8/17/2001 1:13:37 PM . 307 Elisabeth Hellser 8/17/2001 1:15:28 PM . 308 Guillermo Pavon 8/17/2001 1:16:53 PM . 309 Janice Brown 8/17/2001 1:17:48 PM . 310 Michael Shapow 8/17/2001 1:18:59 PM . 311 Betheny Troia 8/17/2001 1:20:04 PM . 312 M. Barletta 8/17/2001 1:22:07 PM . 313 M. Pozez 8/17/2001 1:23:17 PM .