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Share Willard Beach
by Bob Goldman
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The City Council of South Portland acted wisely and correctly when it enacted its Share Willard Beach compromise this past Winter. This compromise allows dog owners and their supervised dogs on the beach from 7AM to 9AM and 7PM to 9PM only, during the warmer months of the year.

The mis-named Save Willard Beach conspirators with their anti-sharing, mean-spirited referendum banning dogs completely are spitting in our faces and may succeed in hoodwinking a majority of voters this Fall. Don't allow them to do that to our freedom and our community.

Does the City of South Portland want to tell a local returning veteran from Afganistan that he is not free to walk his dog on Willard Beach at 7AM or 7PM on a warm summer day... because Gary Crosby and Dan LaBrie said so and through their exaggerations and selfishness convinced the community to vote for this ridiculous referendum.

Save Willard Beach is a phony name for a mean-spirited and flagrant assault on the freedom to enjoy and share our public beach.

Share Willard Beach. Vote NO this Fall and oppose the anti-sharing/anti-dog referendum.

Bob Goldman
South Portland
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July 19, 2009
Hello Bob and the dog owning community,

It is our hope that people will bond together to defeat this referendum. The community of people who walk on Willard Beach with their dogs are caring, a diverse group and are very supportive of continued access. I know Bob personally and he doesn't own a dog and is a part of the Willard Walking community as well.

Please consider helping our group with a donation of your time or a donation of money. We have a PayPal donation button on our website www.sopodog.com or you can mail a check to SoPoDOG (make check out to SoPoDOG as well please), PO BOX 2163, South Portland, ME, 04116.

Thank you and if you have any questions please contact me at 671-6393.

Crystal Goodrich

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