Pets
Petition Started To Make Huntington's Hecksher Park Dog-Friendly
The petition, which would allow leashed dogs in Huntington's Hecksher Park, has over 1,200 signatures.
HUNTINGTON, NY — A recent petition aims to make Hecksher Park in Huntington dog-friendly.
"Let's Make Huntington Heckscher Park a Dog-Friendly Park - Allow Leashed Friendly Dogs!" has garnered 1,242 signatures with a current target of 1,500.
It was started by Karen Thomas and is targeting five influential Huntington people or organizations: Supervisor Chad Lupinacci, Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, Congresswoman Joan Cergol, Councilman Eugene Cook and Huntington Parks & Recreation.
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Thomas noted nearby Northport Harbor is dog-friendly, and listed potential perks of allowing furry companions at Hecksher Park.
"Walking dogs keep Huntington's tax paying citizens and their dogs healthy and also discourages geese from coming up on the pathways, which could keep the pathways free of goose droppings, a health hazard for the children and adults who visit Heckscher," she wrote on her petition.
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