Over the past two years, police have fielded more complaints about unpicked-up dog waste along the sidewalks of South Avenue than anywhere else in New Canaan, officials say.
Though forbidden by town ordinance and carrying a $92 fine, the act of leaving dog waste behind has become more common and prompted police to put more officers on in the evening, said Animal Control Officer Maryann Kleinschmitt.
“It’s everywhere, I’m hearing it throughout the town,” she said. “A lot of complaints are coming in from South Avenue, our main, beautiful walkway.”
Kleinschmitt said that if an individual sees an individual with a dog leaving waste behind and gets a photo of that person, he or she can come to police headquarters and make a written statement about the incident and police will seek to find that individual.
The comments come on the heels of complaints that some dog owners or walkers—after being booted by Lakeview Cemetery’s owners because of waste left on gravestones—are not picking up after their pets on the sidewalks along Lakeview and Millport Avenues.