We both live across the street from the park...NO ONE will go there or even walk down the street. People I meet while out walking, when they find out where I live they ALL tell me they won’t go down our street anymore. They are too scared of the dogs. It’s lonely over here.
That is nothing short of ridiculous-what a jerk of a neighbor. Our big park is just 1/2 mile away, and a guy on the next road over used to let his really mean Rottweiler run loose-the dog would hang out at the park on the main hike/bike trail, chasing bikes and attacking any dogs being walked. The same thing you are talking about happened here-we started avoiding the park (that we pay a yearly use fee for).
Now, however, the dog is behind a tall, electrified fence. I assume the owner got fined till his eyes glazed, but either way, we can walk and bike safely in the park again after nearly a year.