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~j <br />Animal Services Tethering Committee Meeting <br />Monday May 7th, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. <br />Meeting Summary <br />Location: Conference Center, John Link Government Services Center, 200 <br />South Cameron Center, Hillsborough. <br />OCTC Members and Staff Present: Jean Connerat Austin, Kristine Bergstrand, <br />Mary Dow, Michael Nelson, Suzanne Roy, Kelly Strowd, and Office Assistant <br />Lisa Smith. <br />OCTC Members and Staff Absent: Margie Huggins, Animal Services Director <br />Robert Marotto. <br />Agenda Review: The proposed Agenda for this meeting was reviewed and <br />accepted. <br />Public Comment Period: It was agreed to change this meeting into a second <br />public input meeting due to the amount of citizens wanting to speak. There were <br />20+ citizens and many of whom spoke were the president and some if their <br />members of the Eno River Coon Club and Cane Creek Farms. Kris Bergstrand <br />gave a brief history regarding how and why the ASAB board and the tethering <br />subcommittee was created. The concerns people had were why were people <br />from other counties attending and speaking at these meetings, why does Animal <br />Control come to residences with out having received a complaint. Other concerns <br />were why people are not able to get onto the tethering committee when there are <br />openings, how do they get onto the ASAB and how that is advertised when there <br />are openings. The hunters feel like they are and have always been <br />signaled out regarding animal laws. There are people who are not able to afford <br />fences and pens and do not have time to go to dog parks. We need to enforce <br />the laws we already have and not make more. <br />Approval of Meeting Summaries from April 11tH and Apri123ra tethering <br />meetings: Motion was made by Jean Connerat Austin to approve meeting <br />summary from April 11'h meeting and add a summary from the speakers and <br />approve at the next meeting, seconded by Kris Bergstrand. Motion made by Jean <br />Connerat Austin to approve meeting summary from the April 23~d meeting and <br />seconded by Kris Bergstrand. VOTE: Unanimous <br />Meeting Adjourned at 8:00 p.m. <br />