Hearing to be held on animal control ordinance
Public hearing
- Proposed changes to the Washington County animal control ordinance
- Tuesday, Jan. 23
- 10 a.m.
- County Commissioners meeting room
By SCOTT BUTKI / Staff Writer
For the third time in two years, the Washington County Commissioners are holding a public hearing on proposed changes to the animal control ordinance.
In response to feedback, there have been revisions to the proposed changes and some controversial parts were removed, County Attorney Richard Douglas said.
The last public hearing on the ordinance was in January 2000 but it has been discussed at public meetings since then. The proposal was made public in January 1999.
Steve Ernst, a Clear Spring farmer and spokesman for the Washington County Farm Bureau, has told the commissioners about concerns he and other bureau members have about changes to the ordinance.