Keep Happy Tails Dog Park Free

Petition is addressed to:
Lower Paxton TWP Parks and Recreation

22 Signatures

4 %
500 for collection target

22 Signatures

4 %
500 for collection target
  1. Launched 07/11/2026
  2. Time remaining > 5 months
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Petition addressed to: Lower Paxton TWP Parks and Recreation

The Happy Tails Dog Park has been free for 30 years, the community insists that it remain a free amenity.

Reason

The Lower Paxton TWP Parks and Recreation board plans to implement a membership model on the community dog park at Kohl Memorial Park. This model can cost the average dog park visitor upwards of $79.99/yr.

A “membership” forced onto a free park erodes the accessibility of non-commercialized third spaces, damages public trust in township leadership, and would be a detriment to our community.

Please sign in support of keeping Happy Tails Dog Park a free community resource!

Thank you so much for your support, Sarah Wright, Harrisburg
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Petition details

Petition started: 11/07/2026
Collection ends: 05/08/2027
Region: Lower Paxton Township
Topic: Civil rights

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Why people sign

My dog and I love this park — please keep it the way it is!

Free park resources keeps things accessible to everyone in our community. We don't want to price out our neighbors because they're poor. Let's please work together to identify other solutions that keep the dog park free.

This fee would affect the people that need the dog park the most. Low income individuals that do not own their own yard and do not have the extra income to spend. Parks are supposed to be a FREE community space for everyone. And I think the dog park should be no diffrent.

i got dogs and already think Harrisburg lacks dogs parks. especially in the city. and now we charging people. doesn't are money already go to the parks?

This is supposed to be a state park free of charge

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