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Committee recommends fines, starts education push for new Great Island leash enforcement
Summary
The committee voted to recommend that the RTM add a fine to the leash ordinance ahead of a June 1 education-and-encouragement rollout; volunteers would hand out reminders and treats while bridal trail and eagle-area off-leash activity remain concerns.
At its March 26 meeting the Great Island Advisory Committee discussed a new leash‑enforcement strategy set to begin June 1 and voted to recommend that the Representative Town Meeting add a fine to the leash ordinance so enforcement will be available if education and encouragement fail.
Chair Monica McNally described a two-track approach discussed by the Board of Selectmen: begin with an education-and-encouragement campaign — including volunteers at island entrances handing out reminders and dog treats — and reserve fines as a backstop. McNally said committee members continue to observe people with dogs, some off‑leash, including in the island’s eagle area, and reiterated that the bridal trail is explicitly off‑limits to dogs.
The committee’s recorded discussion led to a vote recommending the RTM add a fine to the leash ordinance; the transcript does not record a mover/second or a roll‑call tally for that recommendation. Committee members did not pursue further debate on the item during this meeting.
