This refers to your community report under “New city park highlights wider parking issue” published on July 21 by Stephnie Uchida.
I learned through your weekly that on June 17, Vallejo Mill Historical Park opened with a new dog park and pickleball courts, located on the hillside of Mission, off Mission Boulevard.
And I was happy to welcome it as a new addition in the city for neighboring residents.
Surely, the city designated this park as a community park to serve the broader Fremont community while providing new access to recreational amenities for surrounding neighborhoods.
But to my knowledge, there is already a dog park located behind the Fremont Police building so we don’t need another dog park next to pickleball court.
Logically speaking, a dog park next to pickleball court makes no sense to me but is a nuisance for players who can get disturbed by non-stop barking. Am I right?
We Fremont parents and our kids/grandkids are desperately looking for an additional small section or park area exclusively for kids where we can take them for games and/or rides with a healthy surrounding. Vallejo Mill Historical Park is ideally located from all avenues.
I urge the city officials to reconsider this dog park to be used for kids instead.
Zafar Yousufzai
Fremont
