Alton received money from the state that had certain strings or standards or whatever you wish to call them, attached to them. One of them was the "no dogs" issue. I believe it was mainly for health reasons. This issue was addressed at the deliberative session, earlier this year. One town member was concerned that it provided an "unwelcomed" feel to the area, however there were some town members who worked very hard on this project to make sure it was completed.
It's still a huge improvement on the way that beach was before all the hard work was done... I know Pete Bolster was a main player in that. He's now a selectman and could probably address your concerns much better than I can here. (I was just at all the meetings...)
Nonetheless, I would think the sign would more pertain to people hanging out there with Fido more than it would to those who were simply "passing thru" to launch a boat that Fido was going to also ride in.... Wouldn't you think? :-)
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