Jul 14, 2012 Valier man wants pit bull ban-Starts petition


After being charged by a neighborhood dog on two separate occasions, a Franklin County man is working with other concerned residents to circulate a petition asking city officials to take action.
Stephen Stanley, a resident of Valier, plans on circulating the petition addressing aggressive dogs. Stanley intends to present the petition to the Valier Village Board at its July 23 meeting.
The push comes after two incidents in which pit bull dogs in the neighborhood charged Stanley. The first time Stanley was in his own yard; another he was in a neighbor’s driveway. In a separate incident, Stanley witnessed the same dog chase a jogger.
Neighbors, he said, have grown concerned that the aggressive, territorial behavior will eventually turn tragic for one of the neighborhood children or retired elderly residents.
“To me this is an accident waiting to happen,” Stanley said. “I don’t think it’s a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. That’s what bothers me.”
“I’m being threatened in my own yard,” he added. “I have to turn around and look over my shoulder every time I’m in my back yard to see if that dog is on a chain.”
Stanley said he would like to see village officials enact an ordinance barring certain vicious or aggres-sive breeds, but Valier Mayor Marty Buchanan questions the legality of such an ordinance.
Buchanan asked the village attorney to look into an ordinance passed in nearby Sesser, and whether such an ordinance could be implemented in Valier. Buchanan said he was told a breed-specific ordi-nance does not have any teeth and would not hold up in court.
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Jul 14, 2012 Waukegan resident wants pit bull problem solved





Jul 14, 2012 Waukegan resident wants pit bull problem solved


Waukegan - I read The News-sun front page story about the toy poodle mangled by the pit bull.  This happened in Waukegan, which of course, is no surprise.  How many times is something going to have to happen with pit bulls before the people that have the power to change it, will change it.  Waukegan always has to be reactive instead of proactive.  I don't understan why they can't do something about all these pit bulls running loose in the city.  What's it going to take?  A death of a child or an elerly person before the city will finally do something?  Get going and do something.

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