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On August 11, 2008, Councilman Hawk requested to amend Section 505.18 of the City's Codified Ordinance. On August 25, 2008, the
proposed amendment received its first reading.

Under the rules, ordinances must be read on three separate days. Each ordinance must be read by title only.
The rules provide that discussions and debates of ordinances shall take place only after the third reading of the ordinance.

PLEASE ATTEND EVERY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!!! You will have more influence if city
officials know who you are and that you are interested in what's going on in your city!!!

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Council meetings are held in Council Chamber of City Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Monday evenings. Upcoming meetings are scheduled as follows:

                                             September 8, 2008
                                             September 15, 2008
                                             September 22, 2008
                                             September 29, 2008

Racine Village Council is considering BANNING all vicious dogs. We are in process of obtaining additional
information but please check back.

PLEASE ATTEND EVERY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!!! You will have more influence if city
officials know who you are and that you are interested in what's going on in your city!!!

               Village Hall
               405 Main Street
               P.O. Box 375
               Racine, Ohio 45771

               Reading City Council has proposed an ordinance BANNING all vicious dogs, including "pit bull" type dogs from the City of Reading.
               To pass, the proposed ordinance must be read publicly three times and after the last and final reading, receive a majority vote. The proposed
               ordinance was read for the first time last Tuesday, May 6, 2008.

            PLEASE CONTACT CITY COUNCIL TO VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION. Click Here for contact information

               City of Reading
               1000 Market Street
               Reading, Ohio 45215

               County Commissioner David Hartley will suggest to Springfield city council members a limitation on "vicious" dogs similar to Toledo's
               ordinance. In particular, Toledo ordinance states that "no person, organization or corporation shall own, keep, harbor or provide sustenance
               for more than one vicious dog," as such term is defined by the Ohio Revised Code.

PLEASE CONTACT CITY COUNCIL TO VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION. Click Here for contact information.

PLEASE ATTEND EVERY CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!!! You will have more influence if city officials
know who you are and that you are interested in what's going on in your city!!!

City Council holds regularly scheduled meetings on Tuesdays at City Hall, 76 East High Street, in the City Hall Forum at 7:00 p.m. The
Community Advisory Review Boards meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month at 5:30pm in the City Hall Forum conference room.

City of Springfield website: http://www.ci.springfield.oh.us/profile/history.html

Articles:
Commission Favors Toledo's Ordinance on Vicious Dogs

Victories:

Whitehall, Ohio

               On Monday, June 30, 2008, Whitehall City Council approved a breed-neutral ordinance placing tighter restrictions on owners of dangerous
               and vicious dogs. This is a victory for all dog owners in Ohio.

               City of Whitehall website: http://www.ci.whitehall.oh.us/CouncilMembers.aspx

Articles:
Bad Dogs or Bad Rap?

               Sylvania, Ohio

               On May 5, 2008, City Council announced that the City of Sylvania currently does not have a dangerous dog problem and will not pass
               additional regulations against "pit bull" type dogs.   There will be no vote at this time!

Thank you Sylvania City Council!

City of Sylvania website: http://www.cityofsylvania.com/Council/index.htm