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Dog Waste Not Picked Up at Irwin; Offending Humans Appear To Be Neighborhood Residents

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Recreation officials are urging Irwin Park dog owners to pick up after their pets, as several complaints have come in about waste left near and even directly on the walking paths there. With the main parking lot at Irwin cordoned off and full of snow, many of the offenders appear to be neighborhood residents who walk to the Weed Street park, according to Recreation Director Steve Benko. “We have a carry in and carry out policy, and people understand that,” Benko said. “A lot of people are walking out the gate down by Bayberry and Wahackme or Weed and Wahackme, and they don’t want to go back home with a pet’s waste bag. We’re asking people to pick up their pet’s waste and either find a garbage can at the park or throw it out at home.”

It’s been a problem in the past and it persists, officials say, though offenders risk a fine of $92 per instance.

Animal 411

Dog Waste Problem Emerges by Lakeview Cemetery [VIDEO]

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All dogs may go to heaven eventually, but their ousting from Lakeview Cemetery has been hell for some pedestrians in New Canaan. After dog waste was found on gravestones and other places inside the cemetery, a private property, its owners on Jan. 10 told New Canaan police that they’d consider it trespassing if even leashed dogs entered the area. What’s happened since then is this, as Animal Control Officer Maryann Kleinschmitt says in the video above: Irresponsible dog owners are walking their pals on the sidewalk on the north side of Lakeview Avenue, but not picking up after them. Hear what Kleinschmitt says about how a complainant photographing an offender and bringing that pic to police can lead to the assessment of a $92 fine.