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Highland Beach advisory board debates installing dog‑waste stations, seeks town review
Summary
At a workshop the Town of Highland Beach Natural Resources Preservation Advisory Board discussed a proposal to place 16 dog‑waste stations across town, estimating an initial equipment cost just under $6,500 and additional installation and maintenance costs. Members asked staff for public‑works estimates and recommended a trial before town‑level action.
Vice chair Ken presented a packet at the Natural Resources Preservation Advisory Board workshop recommending 16 dog‑waste stations at strategic locations across Highland Beach to reduce pet waste on public paths and beaches. The packet mapped 14 dispenser‑only units near existing benches and trash receptacles and two enhanced units with attached small trash cans for two identified “dead‑zone” areas.
The vice chair described vendor pricing for the dispensers and bags and framed the measure as partly educational: “But most importantly, it’s educational,” he said, noting dispensers would carry three rolls (about 600 bags per unit) and that many rolls and cases would be included in the initial order. The vendor estimate the group…
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