Millie,

Pardon me if I misunderstand your post, but I believe Karried is trying to make the point that we often fund things through tax-payer initiatives even though not everyone uses them. She's making this comparison in support of the Ford Center initiative.

The OKC Paw Park (at Hefner Park) is owned by the City of Oklahoma City. The City works in cooperation with the Partners for Animal Welfare group, who take care of the general operations of the park, and establish its rules. They provide the plastic bags and other tools for poo patrol, and help with general maintenance. The Parks' grounds division still mows the park, and takes care of larger maintenance issues.

I'm not sure about the Edmond dog park (33rd and Boulevard.) I believe it is wholly owned and operated by the City of Edmond, at least that's what their signage indicates.