“The fence is there to see if it deters geese from exiting the water at that point,” he said. “If there is no goose poop on the bike path in that area, it will tell us if it the barrier is effective ...

Brightwaters resident Joe Pers wanted to keep geese poop off his welcome mat. So he set up a string fence around his front yard to keep them away — and now he has run afoul of village code. Flocks of ...