The issue of dog fouling at Dawson Park has recently
generated a lot of complaints. I raised the matter with the council’s Environment
Department and in response I was advised that animal control officers carry out
regular patrols in all of the parks within the city including Dawson Park. They
recently carried out early morning and late night checks specifically at this
location and talked to many dog owners who were happy to see their presence in
the park and were also pleased with the new and more prominent signage.
I have been told that enforcement officers will
continue to issue fixed penalty notices where they witness anyone failing to
clean up after their dog.
Unfortunately on Saturday a lot of dog fouling
still had to be cleared away by users of the sports pitches. I have made the Environment
Department aware of this and have asked what further action can be taken.
