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The City Council adjourned into closed executive session Monday night at its regular meeting to discuss the pending lawsuit Dan Miller has filed against the city.
Miller asked in the lawsuit that the City Council reverse its denial of a special exception he sought in September for a dog breeding kennel he is operating at his residence. The residence is outside of city limits but within the two-mile zoning jurisdiction and so is subject to city zoning laws.
The council adjourned into another executive session Monday night to consider a potential real estate purchase and Fritsch said today that the city has been approached about a possible real estate purchase.
In other business Monday night, the McCook City Council unanimously approved all consent agenda items, including:
* the automatic renewal of 31 current retail liquor licenses in the city;
* an agreement with W Design Associates for preliminary engineering services for upcoming construction improvements scheduled for West J, from West 10th to Norris Avenue, at $53,271.83. The estimated cost of the project is almost $1 million, at $984,000, with 80 percent, or $787,200, paid by federal funds. Twenty percent, or $196,800, will be paid by city sales tax revenue.
* the 2008 Fuel Purchase Agreement with Frenchman Valley Coop, Inc. to purchase fuel for government vehicles
* Mayor Dennis Berry's appointments to the following city boards and committees: Airport Advisory Committee -- reappoint Mike Nielson and Richard Stull, terms expiring November, 2010 and reappoint Doug Skiles and Mike Kugler, terms expiring November 2009; Community Redevelopment Authority Advisory Board - reappoint Michael Owens, Ruth Leopold and Leon Kuhlen, terms expiring November 2010.
In council comments, Councilman Lonnie Anderson commended the city for their snow removal work and Council member Colleen Grant congratulated the McCook Chamber of Commerce and the Quasquicentennial committee for events throughout the year celebrating McCook's 125th birthday. Mayor Berry encouraged the public to donate blood at the Red Cross blood drive Wednesday and Thursday at the Red Willow County Fairgrounds, as donations are down due to the snowy conditions.
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Mr. & Mrs. Miller should have gotten all of their requirements and permits in order PRIOR TO obtaining all of those animals from a breeder who was taken out of business because of improper breeding in Lexington. It's NOT the Citie's fault for following their laws...Miller's should have followed them too. They don't have good morals if they don't follow the laws!!! Especially if they are breeding animals just for the money. That's so sad.
I HAVE SEEN SOME DOGS COME OUT OF A KENNELL SITUATION, AND BELIEVE ME SOME ARE NOT GOOD, BUT IF YOU FOLLOW WHAT THE RULES AND LAWS SAY, THEN YOU MAY HAVE A BETTER KENNELL, AND PROVIDE BETTER DOGS BECAUSE OF IT, AND I HOPE IF YOU ARE ONLY IN IT FOR MONEY THEN YOU SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A KENNELL OR ANYTHING ELSE
Hey, Rural,
If those dogs were taken from a bad breeder in order to save them, then any delay may have cost their lives. But I guess that isn't as important as red tape, right?
Not to mention that, if someone does expect to make a profit on breeding dogs for any length of time, they must take good care of the dogs, their puppies, and their kennel. You don't make any money on starved breeding dogs or sick puppies.