A homeowner in Waukesha for 20 years, Steve is president of the Waukesha Dog Parks Organization and enjoys motorcycling, fishing and staying on top of politics.
Since the boys have grown up and moved out, I've had more time for local affairs, both government and recreational. You'll soon see that I am a dog lover. My wife, Pat, has quite a bit of volunteer activity through the years, once being the Children's Diabetes Association Volunteer of the Year. My service, while not as noble as diabetes service, has to do with pursuing improved and new dog parks.
One of my duties is to keep fellow dog park people apprised of events. Last night while surfing the city's website, I came across the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Department's meeting agenda. It said there was a meeting including discussion of the Dogs In Parks committee proposals, to be held on the 7th. Realizing that was tomorrow, I hastily emailed my fellow dog park supporters about it.
Rushing home to eat a quick supper and write out a brief statement for the public comment period, I re-read the agenda and noticed the meeting was 8/7. That would be last month. A day late and a dollar short, so to speak. An email of apology to the supporters was sent. Then Kanook (my Siberian Husky) and I went to the Parks Dept building to greet and apologize to any supporter that may have come to the non-existent meeting.
The one winner in the whole matter was Kanook. He ended up getting his daily visit to the dog park!
