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Resident urges improved leash signage after three dog attacks near library
Summary
A Saint Helena resident told the City Council that multiple attacks by off‑leash dogs in the Vineyard Flood Control Area north of Adams Street have prompted calls for clearer signage and better enforcement of leash rules.
John Sullivan, a Saint Helena resident, told the City Council on March 25 that he had been attacked three times in the past year by off‑leash dogs in the Vineyard Flood Control Area north of Adams Street.
Sullivan said one recent attack — described in the police blotter — involved a pack of dogs that also bit another jogger. "On 2 of those occasions, 3 dogs by the same owner were off leash and not under voice control," he…
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