That'll be $50, Oh you don't live here? Then that will be $100.

The world has lost it; no I'm not just figuring that out, I figured that out long ago. But this is something I didn't expect.

In Westchester County NY a new dog park has opened in Ward Acres Park. The dog park is said to be more then 3 acres in size with a wonderful landscaping job set up for the dogs to romp around on. Sounds wonderful, there are even benches dedicated to to the dogs there. Sounds great right? Well maybe if you’re a millionaire, the park charges residents of the area as well as nonresidents a fee to let their dogs grace this patch of earth. $50 for residents and $100 for nonresidents.

My lord people, are you insane? Yes there is upkeep to every dog park if you don't want it to become a dump but charging this amount? Honestly whoever does pay that to let their dogs run around on some grass and dirt has too much money for their own good and should spare a few dimes to those who are less then wealthy. I'll keep that money in my bank account for something more important, after all there are plenty of FREE leash free parks I'm sure. Hell, while we're at it why don't we charge people who let their children go to a playground? Or even charge people to step outside their doors. This is insane.

Well there some residents who aren't happy about this little admission fee understandably and are taking the whole thing to court. The city apparently also controls what time and how people may walk their dogs in the park, the dogs must have a permit as well.

You can read more about it here.