Locally...

• Lynn Metrulis' opinion in Ithaca Journal, January 5, 2005: www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20050105/opinion/1827047.html

  It's time for the City of Ithaca to catch up with the rest of the planet and designate a dog park for our families to enjoy. Doggie guardians who have had it with their marginalization in Ithaca formed a group a few years ago to rectify the situation.

• Ithaca Town Board Goals "Town boss lays out '05 goals," by Roger Dupuis II; Ithaca Journal, Saturday, January 1, 2005. www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20050101/localnews/1814820.html

  Councilman Will Burbank said the board seemed largely appreciative of Valentino's suggestions, and said he might offer a few priorities of his own. Among them are what he sees as the need for a dedicated dog park, improved trails for the area and a thoughtful evaluation of town government processes.

Elsewhere

• Auburn, CA: "Dog park bid gains momentum: Auburn parks officials are set to vote in January," By Niesha Lofing. Published in Sacramento Bee, Thursday, December 23, 2004. http://www.sacbee.com/content/community_news/placer/story/11841084p-12728280c.html

• "Dog park may be unleashed in Yorktown" by Martin Wilbur. North County News. The Town of Yorktown is assisting a group of volunteers working to build a dog park in Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park. http://www.northcountynews.com/view.asp?s=12-22-04/news3.htm