Letter: Barrington needs to provide public trash cans

Posted 6/22/16

To the editor:

Would like to add another perspective to the dog 'voiding' discussion. 

We have little street life in Barrington. You have runners with their eyes fixed straight ahead …

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Letter: Barrington needs to provide public trash cans

Posted

To the editor:

Would like to add another perspective to the dog 'voiding' discussion. 

We have little street life in Barrington. You have runners with their eyes fixed straight ahead and bikers whizzing by. There are zero parents pushing strollers or carriages. Few people consistently walk the streets just for pleasure. 

But then there are the ones on a forced march, the dog walkers. As they stroll or jog, they are greeted by residents who have stepped outside their house, acknowledging their presence as they garden or bring out the trash. 

Fellow dog walkers get a nod or maybe 'dog talk' as their pets meet and greet. Even drivers get in on the action, waving and nodding in appreciation of a particularly fetching canine. You become known, a part of the outside world, a positive element of the town creating a more vibrant, friendly environment.

The cost of this is that the dog voids. The conscientious citizen picks up after their dog. However, accidents happen; the bag fell out of the pocket, you need more than you have with you, you forgot to bring one. It happens. But usually all goes right and you are left holding a bag for the length of your walk. An extremely unpleasant experience. Hence you have people hanging 'bags' on a telephone pole (this solution baffles me as much as anyone else) or dropping them by the wayside. 

I don't blame people for being upset. What if the town provided some trash receptacles? There is a cost attached for purchase and maintenance, but this would definitely improve the quality of life for everyone.

Evelyn Blum

Barrington

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