Kent's Point - The Real Version
A "Bone" of Contention!
OK, I'll Bite Your Butt, Then You Can Bite Mine!
Want To Play "Bite My Butt"?
No Leashes? No Leash Law.
Want to get between them?Welcome to Kent's Point! Bring The Kids...and the Bandaids
The Truth The Town Avoids
Under Charlotte Kent's Stewardship...
...Flora, Fauna, & Wildlife Thrived
"Asked why she wants to sell the land to the town for much less than she could
get from developers, Miss Kent replied, 'Because I do not want it developed. It
has always been open county since my family has kept if and I do not want it to
be developed into small pieces. I want it as open space for animals and flowers and other growing things. I think there is very little of that left in Orleans.'
"Miss Charlotte Kent, in The Cape Cod Times, 20 October 1988."
(she died in 1998) at age 100. The town let the dogs in within days, and threw out the 1995 Kent's Point Management Plan negotiated with the neighbors.
FROM:
Town of Orleans Conservation CommissionAppendix F – Adopted September 12, 1989
(from the discarded 1995 Kent’s Point Land Management Plan (KPMP)
2.) PROTECTING WHAT IS THERE: “No person shall deface, remove, alter or destroy or otherwise damage, in any manner whatsoever, any terrain feature, any structure, archiological find, rock, plant, flower, fruit, shrub, vine or tree or any other form of vegetationSince ConsCom threw out the 1995 KPMP, (except for a single prohibition of "unrestrained dogs" which they totally ignore) there is not a single reference to dogs in the "new" 2002 KPMP.
How About Some Truth?
Using a Cape Cod Commission Counter
Cars to Kents Point in 4 Months in 2014Starting May 23rd - Ending September 21st
Based on average daily traffic of 126.51 cars/day into Kent's Point, measured by a Cape Cod Commission traffic counter, between May 23rd and September 21st of 2014 when the dog park was just getting known locally and Cape-wide and... ...Recognizing that the dog park is open 7 days/week, 365 days/year, it can be calculated with a certain degree of accuracy that, between May 23, 2014 and December 31, 2023, (9.61 years) 437,471.58 cars entered and left Kent's Point. But, lets be kind, and figure that only 10% of the cars brought dogs with them.(you know it's closer to 50% or more) Well, let's save you from counting on your fingers, or getting out the old abacus. In round figures, that would be 43,747.15 dogs over a 9.61 year period. (if it was 50%, it would be closer to 218,735.79)More Truth The Town Avoids
Under the Town's Stewardship...
...No More Wildlife on Kent's Point
Ever See A Dog Owner Hold A "Mutt Mitt" Under A Dog To Catch Urine?
OF COURSE NOT......but the Town claims that NO DEPOSITS ARE LEFT THERE, so there can be no adverse effects on the wildlife or the soil chemistry. Think about thousands of dogs peeing annually, for decades. No Adverse Effects???