HomeMy WebLinkAbout2/4/2026 Item 4a, Moncrief
Colunga-Lopez, Andrea
Jordon Moncrief <jordonmoncrief13@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, February
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Emerson Park - Dog Park Project
I was part of the online discussion regarding what changes/enhancements to Emerson were possible.
What did we believe would benefit the community? It was a lively group. For 7-years I've lived across the
street from Emerson. I witness everyday, the people, their dogs, kids, and activities. What I never thought
would culminate from that discussion was the idea that the community would want half or any of the
precious commodity that is our Green Space taken away.
I have taken pictures throughout the day for the past 2-weeks to show you what Emersons days are like.
It is a quiet park, it is not heavily impacted by people or their dogs. There is usually an organized sport
during lunch, currently Ultimate Frisby. Mon-Fri there are after school programs and in the summer
programs for youth.
Specifically, DOGS in Emerson are sparse as in, 1 - 3 dogs in the park at any given time even after 5p
when off of work. People are responsible and conscientious of other dogs and people. The weekends are
no different, other than events, it is a quiet community park. People are drawn to its Green Space and
beauty.
You built Laguna Dog Park, it is 4-minutes from Emerson and it's great. Meadow Park 4-minutes. How you
have come to the conclusion that the community would want to remove our Green Space for an
unnecessary dog park is a question.
I have researched building proposals for "Downtown SLO Living". It seems possible that many people
may begin living D.T. or not. It is not clear if they would need a dog park or if their space was only
seasonal or vacation. No matter, I can't imagine they would not love the current green space a bit of
earth in a sea of concrete.
Looking forward to the Feb 4 meeting.
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