[Vision2020] Moscow Animal Ordinances

[Saundra Lund]

Hi Mark & Visionaries:

I'm *very* grateful for the comments so far and have some questions & comments
of my own I'll toss out as well in another post.

Mark, I wanted to let you know that I found out about the topic from V2020  :-)
Our City Clerk Stephanie Kalasz posted the agendas for the City Meetings last
Friday, and this topic was on the agenda for Monday's Administrative Committee.

I had hoped to be able to attend, but my back has been giving me fits this week,
so I missed it.  I anxiously awaited the paper Tuesday to try to find out more
information, but nothing was reported.

I thought I'd ask here, and I'm very pleased that we've managed to generate some
discussion  :-)  I have an interest in animal issues -- way back in the early
1980s, I got a couple of animal laws passed in Alameda County, California that
went on to be adopted by the State of California, and I was trained as a State
Humane Officer.

So, I have a long-standing interest in animals and the law, and I'm glad Kit
shared the history of when/why this has come about.  When I first read about
this last Friday, I was surprised that I'd not heard anything sooner given my
interest in legal issues surrounding animals.

I've not gone back and checked, but I strongly suspect Ms. Kalasz sent the
previous agendas to V2020 and I just missed them, darn it.

It seems to me we've got an excellent -- if long-overdue -- opportunity to make
Moscow a premier city with respect to animals and the law, and I hope we take
the opportunity to do so!  I strongly encourage those with an interest in this
issue to take the opportunity to voice your thoughts.


Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.
-Edmund Burke

-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On
Behalf Of Mark Seman
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 4:45 PM
To: Vision2020
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Moscow Animal Ordinances

Kit & V2020,
 
This is the first time I've heard about this revision effort.  I put in a fair
amount of effort to stay informed of what's going on around town, but routinely
visiting the city's web-site is not my habit.  I've suggested that ALL city
notices, agendas, etc. be posted on V2020 as a way to distribute information
(especially I input is being solicited), rather than forcing the public to
search it out.  From my perspective, the technology is here and it is not a
significant effort to send a web page to the community listserve (or others if
there is more than one.)  It may end up being like spam, but it's useful to the
community.  By the way, I appreciate the info postings the sheriff's office has
been sending out.  Is this idea whack or common sense?
 
Mark
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