The Town of Fountain Hills is teaming up with a rejuvenated ADOG organization to address an issue with barking noise disturbing neighbors near the Desert Vista Park off leash facility. On June 18, the council approved the plan for staff to implement. As proposed there is no cost to the town.

Residents in the Morningside subdivision came to the town last fall with concerns about noise from dogs barking and people talking loudly while at the dog park.

Staff took the issue to the Community Services Advisory Commission which set to work talking with the neighbors and dog owners using the park to see if a solution could be found.

CSAC discovered that ADOG, a group of dog owners that had assisted the town with planning and improving the park, had all but disbanded. An effort was made to reorganize the group to get input and possible financial assistance with the plan.

CSAC member Don Doty told the council that the commission recommends a plan that would visually separate the small dogs from the larger dogs that visit the park. There is currently a physical barrier, but the dogs can still see one another which often provokes the barking.