The city of Dover is ready to bring on the boats when it comes to recreational opportunities offered in the state capital. The construction of a kayak/canoe launch at Silver Lake Park is the remaining piece of a $33,000 matching grant offered by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control for improvements to the city’s centerpiece park along the lake, along with upgrades to Division & Kirkwood Streets Park.
- Sounds like gentrification. — John Smith
- Geese in the beach weren’t a problem when the lake was open to swimming. Instead of improving water quality, the city has taken a different approach. — Kevin McCarthy
- But homing patterns have changed, and there are more resident geese than back in the day. — Howard Gaines III
- Only because they are allowed to stay. — Kevin McCarthy
- They are migratory birds. Unless you kill them, they will stay! — Howard Gaines III
- You mention resident and then migratory. Yes, some stay, and they are considered residents. Others migrate in and out every year. It’s not a one-way trip for all that come here. There are ways to keep the geese out, but leaving them undisturbed is not the way. — Kevin McCarthy
- As one who has owned and operated a goose-control business, yes, there are ways, but none are 100%. Because all geese migrate, killing them is the only way to get rid of them. Egg-shaking takes out the village, and leaving them undisturbed is not the way. You are correct. We can agree there. — Howard Gaines III
