Anonymous photo, dog ticket causes flap in South Portland

FORECASTER • August 25, 2022

A South Portland resident was cited this week for violating the city’s new dog ordinances based on a photograph taken by an anonymous person at Willard Beach. The charge: Having a dog ball on the beach. Twenty-four hours after Barbara Everett received the $35 ticket, however, and after an outpouring of posts about it on social media, the city rescinded it nd instead issued a written warning. The city issued 29 citations to dog owners at Willard Beach in May, June and July, according to a report from Park Ranger Sydney Raftery. Dogs at Willard Beach have been the source of heated debate.