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Subject: Re: Dogs at Mt. Tabor Park
Date: 06/28/2001 12:54 AM
From: Jim Anderson
Well said Mark Ginsberg, Esq.

But also...

How can OBRA Members/cycling enthusiasts handle this?
Offer to volunteer as a course marshall. What is more EXCITING than
helping out at a race, cheering on racers, getting to wear a orange
safety vests, promoting the sport and getting to use a two-way radio?

Get out and help after/before/during the races at Mt. Tabor if your
concerned
racer. I KNOW for sure Jon Puskas and Bruce Harmon(this weekends mt
tabor organizer) would like to talk with you.

SO...IF you've never volunteered before better do it now!!


-Jim Anderson



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I've been keeping quiet on this topic for a while. For those who don't
know I am a lawyer and bike racer, maybe in that order.

I agree with Mark Greenwood that suing the city for lack of
enforcement b/c some folks got scratched up b/c a dog owner was
breaking the law is probably a short term victory with bad long term
problems.

That said I think that there are some case where lawsuits are very
good and do work to help protect all of us, and do change the law. Did
any see the movie Erin Brockovitch?

My recomendation is to try to work more closely with the Mt. Tabor
Park folks to see what we can do the help pressure the city (on behalf
of us and other park users) who do not like dogs off lease. I used to
live right on the park and bike through it 2 times a day on my commute
to work, and the off lease dogs always drove me nuts.

I think if each one of us, instead of writing emails with lots of
capital letters in them took the time to write a nice letter to Mayor
Katz, 1221 SW 4th, room 340, Portland, OR 97204, and told her, Hey I
use the park to ride my bike and the off lease dogs are a danger,
please let me know what you are going to do about it. Or even just
call her office and let them know how you feel (503) 823-4120. I bet
we see a much better response than yelling at each other about my
scratched ergo shifter b/c I was in that pill up caused by that damn
pomeranian.

respectfully,

Mark Ginsberg, Esq.

   eric.k-@kingdesign.com wrote:
Attorney At Law
851 SW 6th Ave., Ste. 1600
Portland OR 97204
(503) 542-3000
Fax (503) 248-6800
markjgi-@yahoo.com


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