One close election, two vocal sides and a dog leash debate Montpelier can't shake

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Neil Herrick and Ryker used to avoid Hubbard Park.

The trails through the wooded hills outside of Montpelier had become the center of too much conflict. So he and his rescue dog stayed away.

“There was a lot of yelling and a lot of accusations,” Herrick said. “So we just didn’t come.”

But that was back when leashes were optional throughout the park. Then, in 2024, the leash rules changed. Pups – and their owners – were partitioned into leashed and unleashed sections.





https://vtdigger.org/2026/03/09/one-close-election-two-vocal-sides-and-a-dog-leash-debate-montpelier-cant-shake/