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Committee votes to take no action on dangerous-dog appeal; case remains open while owner prepares to move
Summary
Portage City’s Legacy Regulatory Committee voted to take no action on a police dangerous-dog declaration involving a dog named Sebastian, leaving the appeal open; the committee said it could reopen the matter if the dog remains in the city.
The Legacy Regulatory Committee voted unanimously Thursday to take no action on an appeal of a police-issued dangerous-dog declaration involving a dog named Sebastian, leaving the appeal open while the owner prepares to move the animal out of Portage City.
The committee’s motion — which committee members described during deliberations as “no action” rather than an affirmation of the declaration — passed on a voice vote with Feeney, Paul, Wetzel, Frey and Crowley recorded as voting “aye.” Committee members said the effect is that the matter stays open: if Sebastian leaves the city, no further action is expected; if he remains in Portage City, the chair may place the matter back on an agenda for formal consideration.
The case began with an OPD officer’s report that on March 17 he responded…
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