North Tonawanda, N.Y. (WBEN) – Residents in the City of North Tonawanda have shared concerns on social media over recent changes to the city code regarding dogs barking. Some brought up the issue after it was said to now be part of the city’s noise ordinance code, as dogs who may be excessively barking could be subject to enforcement as a noise disturbance.
However, North Tonawanda Mayor Austin Tylec assures residents the enforcement of dog barking in the city is really not going to change at all.
“We spoke to our dog control officer, I think he just wanted to reference where the code was or the update to it, and ended up putting it out there specifically as an informational post. That’s where it caused attention, more or less,” said Tylec in an interview with WBEN…