No dogs allowed: Sturgeon Bay's city council votes to ban dogs from Cherry Blossom Park

Sammy Gibbons | Green Bay Press-Gazette

STURGEON BAY - Keep your furry friends at home if you plan on visiting Cherry Blossom Park — Sturgeon Bay Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday to ban dogs from the park for the next two years.

Alderpersons said they got calls from locals with fears of dogs and from at least one person with severe allergies, all of whom wanted one park in the city where they don't need to worry.

The Ahnapee State Trail, which does allow dogs, crosses through Cherry Blossom. District 2 Alderperson David Hayes, who chairs the city's parks and recreation committee, said signage will be important to distinguish this dog-permitted area.

The Parks and Recreation Department now must take down "dog allowed" signs at the park for it to go into effect.

District 7 Alderperson Kirsten Reeths asked that making Cherry Blossom a handicap-friendly park also be put on a future agenda.

Contact Sammy Gibbons at (920) 431-8396 or sgibbons@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @sammykgibbons or Facebook at www.facebook.com/ReporterSammyGibbons/.

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