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Hello, Let me start by saying that I was unable to attend the most recent meeting, so I'm sorry if this was a topic of discussion that I missed.
We are relatively new dog owners and I am out walking regularly now. In my travels I have noticed the dozens and dozens of geese that are frequenting our ponds. I know that in past years this was not the case. I'm wondering if and what is or will be done to deter these animals from returning? |
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Hi. I agree the geese are a problem, but in the past many people have felt that the money spent to control the geese did not work. The last two years the board has not contracted or budgeted for geese control.
Mike M |
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Mike, Thanks for addressing my question. The effectiveness of the geese control is a subjective thing and therefore will always be a topic for discussion and the budget. Now, not being a member of the board, I don't know what kind of numbers we're looking at, so I can't speak for that. But, seeing the number of geese that are now frequenting our neighborhood ponds, the costs that will ultimately be encurred when it comes to having to clean out our ponds as a result of these geese, not to mention the damage they do to our landscape, (I feel) will dwarf the costs of trying to keep them away in the first place. But that is just my opinion. As a dog owner, I can't help but take notice of the irony as I walk my dog. I see all of the signs that are posted telling pet owners of the importance of cleaning up after our pets because "pet waste transmits disease." Meanwhile we have flocks of wild geese leaving fields of droppings every day and yet, as a community it's seemingly not worth the money to try to keep them away in the first place. I mean, talk about sending a mixed message. As a community we spent money to remind pet owners to clean up after our pets, for all obvious reasons. But we don't feel that it's important enough to spend money to keep flocks of very dirty birds away, despite the potential health hazard that flocks of wild animals leaving their waste across our open spaces (often where our kids play) and in our ponds presents. Not to mention the eye sore that it brings as we are left to see our sidewalks littered with that same waste. I guess I can only shake my head and watch where I step. Mike, thank you for your time and service. I wish you the best of luck with your move. |
