Would You Pay to Use a Dog Park?

More and more dog parks are popping up in Austin and other communities across the country, many are publicly funded while others are privately owned.  My questions is, Would you pay for some type of membership in order to have access to the dog park?

The whole topic of paid memberships for dog parks was originally brought up by a general posting from the Kong Company on their facebook page, and I thought it sparked an interesting debate.  Out of the feedback from the post, many people had a hard time justifying paying money for something that they think should be free, while others state that they are currently paying a fee to use these parks.

If you were to pay a membership fee to use a dog park, what types of benefits would you need to experience in order to justify your payment?  Would you want increased maintenance or lights?  Would you need to see additional features like running water or agility equipment?  Would you expect a membership cap to avoid overcrowding or some type of screening process to ensure that the parks are filled with the well balanced and socialized dogs?  What are your thoughts?

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