Update on Recreation at Waterdog
The PROS commission will soon be making recommendations to the Belmont City Council for adoption, and now is the time to rally support for recreation at Waterdog. Here are some things you can do to help.
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Read MoreShow Your Support for Recreation at Waterdog
We need your support! Please take a few minutes to send an email to both info@belmontprosplan.com and PRComm@belmont.gov to let them know you support continued multi-use access to Waterdog.
Read MorePublic Officials Show Strong Support for Crystal Springs Cross Country Course Access
The tide is turning against the handful of people who seek to cut off high school athletes’ access to the Crystal Springs Cross Country Course.
Read MoreInternational Animal Rights Group Meddling In Our Local Open Space Planning Process
An avalanche of form letters have poured in to the PROS committee from animal rights activists from all over the country. The City wants to hear from local community stakeholders in the PROS process. Cut-and-pasted content from activists from around the country who have likely never even seen the Waterdog Open Space—or even heard of our little town before they were told to send this email—does nothing to move the needle.
Read MoreDaylight Saving Time is Ending: Waterdog is Closed at Night
Waterdog is closed at night. With the time change causing people to seek out after-work exercise opportunities, it can be tempting to go into the open space at night. Please don’t use Waterdog at night: not only is it against the rules, it gives the small number of anti-recreation voices something to complain about.
Read MoreBHCIA Threatens Another Treasured Local Resource
The Belmont Heights Civic Improvement Association (BHCIA)—a group whose leadership has been threatening recreational access at Waterdog Lake Open Space—are attacking another local resource: the Crystal Springs Cross Country Course.
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