Letter: Good news, bad news with poop bags on poles

Posted 6/29/16

To the editor:

Can someone shed more light on the "poop bag" issue? 

I guess the good news is that people are picking up after their dogs, but bad news — not taking their poop …

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Letter: Good news, bad news with poop bags on poles

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To the editor:

Can someone shed more light on the "poop bag" issue? 

I guess the good news is that people are picking up after their dogs, but bad news — not taking their poop bags with them?

If that's the case, who do the dog walkers think is picking up the poop bags?

Is there some contracted service that the Harbor Association is supposed to be paying to collect these bags?

I doubt Barrington DPW workers think these bags are part of their weekly run.

The Barrington Dog Park pays for a service to pick up poop bags that are left in special cans on site.

I believe the dog park services are paid for by donations.

And who is hanging the bags on the telephone pole?

That's a particularly strange effigy.

This is a huge health concern as this raw fecal matter is being left next to a very active waterway.

Most bags leak after awhile — not only onto the well-used roadside, but all it takes is one good rainstorm to sweep that material right into the river. 

The option to leave town cans out was eliminated several years ago, as the cans were often overflowing.

Do we need to post signs to remind people that Barrington is a "take your trash with you" town?

Thanks, 

Donna Williams 

Barrington

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