Wondering if I'm the one that's mad?

So first of all I hear about the dog control orders being put in place by MBC. I've no real objection to these, although I think they're a waste of time. This is because they don't really give any powers that aren't available under present legislation - and we don't seem to be able to police those completely (eg, dog fouling) so why add to our workload?

Anyway...so I then read that one of the exclusion areas is the Weston playing fields...

http://www.macclesfield.gov.uk/standardpage.asp?pageid=12807

...and I'm really disappointed about this. Whilst we have a serious problem with dogs fouling this area, it's the minority to blame and we need to work on them. Banning all dogs is just going to remove the last remaining users of this already under-used public space.

But then I check the map, and note that it's only the fenced off area at the back:
http://www.macclesfield.gov.uk/images/dogmaps/mf2007091208430_61.jpg

Which is tiny, and not used by anyone because it's fenced off and padlocked. So it's completely pointless.

It's pointless putting it before the council. It's pointless putting a public notice in the paper. It's pointless doing all the administration to get this one on the list, with the flashy map and everything else.

And if it's pointless - then it's a waste of our money.

/rant