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| SITE
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| How
should vegetation be planned? |
Keep
as natural as possible |
Landscape
it |
Plant
a grassy field in the middle |
Keep
existing tree stands throughout |
Build
trails for walking |
Leave
existing trees around perimeter only |
| How
will users access the park? |
Via
Davis Road |
Via
Peger Road |
Both |
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| If
park benches and picnic tables are provided, who will
provide them? |
Donors |
The
government |
Don't
have benches or picnic tables |
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| If
there's a pond, where would it be located? |
Near
vehicle parking |
Near
a warming hut |
In
a central location |
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| Why
have a pond? |
Create
a pond to obtain fill material for the rest of the dog park |
Don't
have a pond because of health hazards |
To
offer a place for dogs to cool off and play in summer |
To
help mitigate wetland impacts in South Davis Park |
Ice
skate on it in winter |
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| Who
will perform site work? |
Contractors |
Volunteers |
Both |
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| Who
will pay for site work? |
Government |
Private
donors |
Both |
Users |
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| Who
will oversee site work? |
NICE |
Paid
professional |
Both |
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| FENCE |
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| How
should fence construction progress? |
Start
with small areas & increase later |
Fence
entire perimeter first |
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| What
type of fence should be installed? |
Chain
link |
Wire
mesh |
Wood
fence with mesh |
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| How
high should the fence be? |
Four
feet |
Six
feet |
As
high as can be afforded |
Five
feet |
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| Who
will pay for the fence? |
Government |
Users |
Donors |
All
of these |
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| How
should entrance gate be constructed? |
Two
gates, arctic entry style |
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| WASTE
DISPOSAL |
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| Where
would poop be disposed of? |
Deposit
in trash cans on site |
Have
owners take waste with them |
Deposit
in on site compost container |
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| If
trash cans are on site, who will dump them? |
Volunteer
groups |
The
city trash collectors |
The
same people who dump the trash at the ball fields |
Users |
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| If
trash cans are on site, who will provide them? |
Borough |
Users |
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| If
compost, where should it be located? |
In
a corner of the dog park |
Out
of the dog park |
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| If
compost, who would tend to it? |
Users |
NICE |
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| What
type of bathrooms will be available? |
Rent
outhouses |
Bathrooms
built by the borough |
None |
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| USES |
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| What
activities would take place in winter? |
Training |
Walking
and playing |
Skijoring |
Iceskating |
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| If
users have equipment, how should it be stored? |
In
a shed on site |
Users
would take their equipment home |
In
a trailer that may be left on site temporarily |
Small
heated building on site |
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| What
kind of equipment would be stored? |
Agility
equipment |
Obedience
equipment |
Moveable
fencing |
Other
training equipment |
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| MAINTENANCE
& OPERATIONS |
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| Who
will maintain the park? |
Groups
& individuals sign up to take turns |
Monthly
cleanup day |
Start
a foundation to accept donations to pay for maintenance |
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| Who
will plow roads & parking areas? |
Users |
Contractor |
Local
government |
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| How
will improvements be funded? |
Pull
tabs |
Donations |
Fundraisers |
Grants |
Government |
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| NOTE:
The Fairbanks North Star Borough may fund access roads into
the park and other improvements for use by all user groups,
but improvements to the dog park must be built, maintained
and funded by the dog park user group NICE. |
| Send
back to NICE, 116 Bridget Ave., Fairbanks, Alaska
99701 |
