As previously reported the Seattle Parks Department removed several trash cans at the Genesee off-leash area. A few cans -- at the entrance and scattered in areas opposite the dumpster -- remain.Don't expect the cans to come back and the dumpster to go away. The city's parks department removed the trash cans out of concern for their employees who risked hernia or lumbar strain lifting the heavy cans... and the danger of flying debris. The parks department may place a second dumpster in the dog park.
If the parks department wants to improve the ambiance of the Genesee dog park, it will remove the sawed-off porta potty -- the top half removed -- located next to the dumpster. We assumed that when the city brought a truck into the off-leash area and attached a hose to the porta potty that they were removing stored dog waste. Wrong-o! A human denizen reported that the city was depositing waste from other parks in the porta potty at the Genesee off-leash area.
Why is our dog park in the lovely Rainier Valley a repository for the city's canine waste? Why are we being disrespected? The sawed-off porta potty also draws a few male human users who would rather urinate essentially in public than walk 400 yards to the restrooms near the soccer field.
Do us a favor: lose the sawed-off loo.
Contact the city's park department to share your opinions:
- Park maintenance at (206) 684-7250;
- General parks information at (206) (206) 684-4075;
- City of Seattle's parks department website: http://www.seattle.gov/parks/contact/
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