WHOS Survey Results 2023-24

Westy Dog Park Guardians has analyzed results from three surveys conducted in 2023-24 by City of Westminster Parks, Recreation, Libraries and Open Space (PRLO). The results from aggregated data detailed below:

Cumulative Opinion Result/Average of 3 City Surveys supporting off-leash as is: 79.35%

Total signatures on Change.org 60-day petition supporting 420 acres off-leash access: 6,167

Survey #1 — Completed Summer 2023
Question:
“Please Indicate How You Would Feel About These Potential Management Options:
Decreasing the size of the off-leash dog area.”

Results:

• Extremely dissatisfied/dissatisfied:  70%
• Supportive/extremely supportive:  17%
• Neutral: 13%

Survey #2 — Completed February 2024
“Please Provide Your Comments Regarding the Westminster Hills Open Space”

Results from 883 responses as categorized by PRLO Director:

• No change to the size of the off-leash area: 89.8%
• Off-leash area larger than 33 acres but smaller than 400 acres: 2.7%
• Conditions assessment recommendation of reducing off leash area to 33 acres: 2.8%
• Eliminate off-leash at WHOS and create more off-leash dog parks throughout the city: 2.5%
• N/A: 2.2%

Survey #3 — Completed March 2024
Results from 1080 responses:

No change to the size of the off-leash area

• Extremely Supportive/Supportive: 78.25%
• Dissatisfied/Extremely Dissatisfied: 17.57%
• Neutral: 4.18%

Off-leash area larger than 33 acres but smaller than 400 acres

• Extremely Supportive/Supportive: 28.61%
• Dissatisfied/Extremely Dissatisfied: 60.69%
• Neutral: 10.69%

Conditions assessment recommendation of reducing off leash area to 33 acres

• Extremely Supportive/Supportive: 16.21%
• Dissatisfied/Extremely Dissatisfied: 79.4%
• Neutral: 4.38%

• Extremely Supportive/Supportive: 14.13%
• Dissatisfied/Extremely Dissatisfied: 80.94%
• Neutral: 4.93%

Access a PDF of these results here.